A INVENÇÃO DA MELANCOLIA EM CERVANTES: ESTUDO DOS PERSONAGENS CRISÓSTOMO E AMBRÓSIO

Abstract

In the narrative of Don Quixote written by Cervantes, we find chapters that escape the famous comic/satirical tone and enter a deep melancholy storyline, in this paper we will analyze two characters that are part of the main plot: the late-past Crisóstomo and his friend Ambrósio. This research, of an analytical nature, has as main objective to approach the relationship of these two characters, and also to associate them with the psychoanalytic studies of Mourning and Melancholy, in order to explore the different layers of depth existing in each of them. To this end, the specific objectives unfold in conceptualizing mourning and melancholy within the narrative; present theoretical notes to support psychoanalytic analyzes within the novel; and, finally, to analyze the effects of Crisóstomo's death on all the characters, specially his loved one Marcela. For this, we rely on the theoretical contribution of some authors who are dedicated to studying these issues, such as Sigmund Freud (1916; 1917), Juan-David Nasio (1997), Jean Starobinski (2016), among others. As a result, we perceive, therefore, the importance of psychoanalytic analysis as a means of in-depth interpretation of classic works and characters in literature.