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Poetry, Ceremony and Celebration in The Consolatoria To The Countess Of Castro By Gómez Manrique
La «Consolatoria a la Condesa de Castro» de Gómez Manrique viene siendo interpretada como una aplicación del contemptu mundi y de la doctrina senequista para consolar a la hermana del poeta, la familia de cuyo marido habÃa perdido sus bienes en el transcurso de las guerras civiles. El análisis de algunos aspectos de su contenido y del momento de su composición sugieren muy al contrario que el autor, bajo esta apariencia, estaba en realidad celebrando o estimulando la próxima restitución de dichos bienes, aplicando aquellos principios morales al servicio de los intereses polÃticos y personales de su familia.The «Consolatoria a la Condesa de Castro « by Gómez Manrique has
been interpreted as the use of the contemptu mundi and of the Senequist doctrine to console
the poet’s sister, whose husband’s family had lost their property during the civil wars. The
analysis of some aspects of its content and moment of composition suggests quite the opposite: that the author, behind this appearance, was actually encouraging or celebrating the
upcoming return of such property, applying the moral principles involved in the service of
the political and personal interests of his family