La mitología en el Barroco: teoría y práctica a propósito de Acteón en dos sonetos de Quevedo

El presente trabajo pretende mostrar cómo Quevedo recrea, especialmente en dos sonetos, el mito de Diana y Acteón, muy atento a una larga tradición que presenta al príncipe de Tebas víctima de sus perros por su excesiva afición a la caza, considerada superficial por tratarse de una actividad ociosa, y particularmente cara, que alejaba a sus practicantes de trabajos más productivos. Nuestro poeta, además, tiene en cuenta otra tradición, tan antigua como la primera, que convierte al cazador tebano en un joven interesado por la diosa de la castidad, por la que siente un tipo de amor que acaba por matarlo. Esas dos tradiciones suelen coincidir y confluir en los Siglos de Oro, sobre todo en dos autores, Camoes y Lope de Vega, a quienes Quevedo demuestra conocer muy bien. This article tries to demonstrate how Quevedo writes two sonnets with the myth of Actaeon and Diana using two traditions. The first one shows Actaeon as a Prince of Tebas too obsessed with hunting. As this was an expensive activity, it is explained that his dogs devoured Actaeon. But Quevedo seems to know another tradition, as old as the first. In this second tradition, Actaeon shows a love for Diana that kills him. These two traditions are joined during the Golden Agen, especially in Camoens and Lope de Vega, whose poetry Quevedo seems to know very well

Enrique Gil y Byron

El presente trabajo aporta datos concluyentes sobre el uso deliberado que Enrique Gil y Carrasco hizo del Don Juan de Lord Byron para su novela histórica, El señor de Bembibre (Madrid, 1844). El dato que resulta más decisivo para sustentar esta hipótesis es el aneurisma sufrido tanto por Haidée como por Beatriz, que descarta de manera casi defi nitiva la posibilidad de que la heroína del Bierzo muriera a consecuencia de una tuberculosis. El contexto en que sus autores han enmarcado el letal accidente de sus personajes contribuye a reafi rmar la infl uencia del poema inglés sobre la novela española: la llegada inesperada de sus respectivos padres por motivos muy diferentes (el de la griega para acabar con su felicidad y el de la leonesa para devolvérsela). En todo momento Gil y Carrasco maneja la traducción española anónima, hecha sobre la francesa de Amadeo Pichot.This paper shows conclusively that Enrique Gil y Carrasco made deliberate use of Lord Byron’s Don Juan for his historical novel, El Señor de Bembibre (Madrid, 1844). The most critical item to support this hypothesis is the aneurysm suffered both by Haidee and Beatriz, which discards almost defi nitely the possibility that the heroine of the Bierzo dies as a result of a tuberculosis. The context in which the authors have framed the lethal accident of their characters helps reaffi rm the infl uence of the English poem on the Spanish novel: the unexpected arrival of their respective fathers for very different reasons (Haidee’s father puts an end to her happiness, Beatriz’s restores hers). Gil y Carrasco makes use of the anonymous Spanish translation, derived from the French one by Amadeo Pichot

Paratextual subversion: Herrera and his poetry in the anotaciones

The year 1580 saw the publication of the Anotaciones a las obras de Garcilaso de la Vega by the critic and poet Fernando de Herrera (c. 1534–97). This study develops previous scholarship on the paratextual strategies employed by Herrera, especially with regard to the inclusion of his own poetry within the Anotaciones. Two Garcilasian sonnets, ‘D’aquella vista pura i ecelente’ (VIII) and ‘Si para refrenar este desseo’ (XII), in conjunction with Herrera’s poetic responses, lie at the heart of this investigation, representing two respectively dominant cultural currents of the period: Neoplatonism and Classical mythography. It will be shown how Herrera exploits Counter-Reformation attitudes towards secularity and mythography to engage in a critique that goes deeper than the attacks previously noted by Navarrete’s 1991 study. Indeed, Herrera’s lyric occupies a central role in a complete re-evaluation of Garcilasian lyric that not only moves to subvert the supremacy of the Toledan but also the hegemonic rule of intellectuals from Castile. Herrera presents himself as a learned Andalusian model for Neoplatonic poetics and as the model for imitation for Spanish letters in the wake of the Counter-Reformation. En 1580 el poeta y crítico Fernando de Herrera (c. 1534–97) publicó sus Anotaciones a las obras de Garcilaso de la Vega. Este artículo desarrolla estudios anteriores sobre esta obra en relación con las estrategias paratextuales empleadas por Herrera, sobre todo por lo que respecta a la inclusión de su propia poesía en el texto de las Anotaciones. Este trabajo se centra en dos sonetos de Garcilaso, ‘D’aquella vista pura i ecelente’ (VIII) y ‘Si para refrenar este deseo’ (XII), en conjunción con otros tantos textos poéticos de Herrera, teniendo en cuenta sus deudas con dos corrientes culturales contemporáneas: el neoplatonismo y la mitología clásica. Las actitudes hacia el amor neoplatónico y la mitología fueron explotadas por Herrera de una manera más profunda de lo que se suele creer. En efecto, la poesía de Herrera ocupa un papel central en la reevaluación completa de Garcilaso que no sólo subvierte la posición del poeta en el canon literario sino también la hegemonía de los intelectuales de Castilla. Herrera se presenta como un andaluz sabio y defensor de la poesía neoplatónica y como el modelo de referencia para la imitación poética en la nueva era que se abre con la Contrarreforma.This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Maney via http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1468273715Z.00000000012

Narcolepsy and adjuvanted pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccines – Multi-country assessment

Background: In 2010, a safety signal was detected for narcolepsy following vaccination with Pandemrix, an AS03-adjuvanted monovalent pandemic H1N1 influenza (pH1N1) vaccine. To further assess a possible association and inform policy on future use of adjuvants, we conducted a multi-country study of narcolepsy and adjuvanted pH1N1 vaccines. Methods: We used electronic health databases to conduct a dynamic retrospective cohort study to assess narcolepsy incidence rates (IR) before and during pH1N1 virus circulation, and after pH1N1 vaccination campaigns in Canada, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Using a case-control study design, we evaluated the risk of narcolepsy following AS03- and MF59-adjuvanted pH1N1 vaccines in Argentina, Canada, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, we also conducted a case-coverage study in children born between 2004 and 2009. Results: No changes in narcolepsy IRs were observed in any periods in single study sites except Sweden and Taiwan; in Taiwan incidence increased after wild-type pH1N1 virus circulation and in Sweden (a previously identified signaling country), incidence increased after the start of pH1N1 vaccination. No association was observed for Arepanrix-AS03 or Focetria-MF59 adjuvanted pH1N1 vaccines and narcolepsy in children or adults in the case-control study nor for children born between 2004 and 2009 in the Netherlands case-coverage study for Pandemrix-AS03. Conclusions: Other than elevated narcolepsy IRs in the period after vaccination campaigns in Sweden, we did not find an association between AS03- or MF59-adjuvanted pH1N1 vaccines and narcolepsy in children or adults in the sites studied, although power to evaluate the AS03-adjuvanted Pandemrix brand vaccine was limited in our study

Enrique Gil y Byron

El presente trabajo aporta datos concluyentes sobre el uso deliberado que Enrique Gil y Carrasco hizo del Don Juan de Lord Byron para su novela histórica, El señor de Bembibre (Madrid, 1844). El dato que resulta más decisivo para sustentar esta hipótesis es el aneurisma sufrido tanto por Haidée como por Beatriz, que descarta de manera casi defi nitiva la posibilidad de que la heroína del Bierzo muriera a consecuencia de una tuberculosis. El contexto en que sus autores han enmarcado el letal accidente de sus personajes contribuye a reafi rmar la infl uencia del poema inglés sobre la novela española: la llegada inesperada de sus respectivos padres por motivos muy diferentes (el de la griega para acabar con su felicidad y el de la leonesa para devolvérsela). En todo momento Gil y Carrasco maneja la traducción española anónima, hecha sobre la francesa de Amadeo Pichot.This paper shows conclusively that Enrique Gil y Carrasco made deliberate use of Lord Byron’s Don Juan for his historical novel, El Señor de Bembibre (Madrid, 1844). The most critical item to support this hypothesis is the aneurysm suffered both by Haidee and Beatriz, which discards almost defi nitely the possibility that the heroine of the Bierzo dies as a result of a tuberculosis. The context in which the authors have framed the lethal accident of their characters helps reaffi rm the infl uence of the English poem on the Spanish novel: the unexpected arrival of their respective fathers for very different reasons (Haidee’s father puts an end to her happiness, Beatriz’s restores hers). Gil y Carrasco makes use of the anonymous Spanish translation, derived from the French one by Amadeo Pichot

Prevalencia de portadores nasales de Staphylococcus aureus y Streptococcus pneumoniae en atención primaria y factores asociados a la colonización [Prevalence of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Primary Care and factors associated with colonization.]

OBJECTIVE: To determine (i) the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) nasal carriage in Primary Health Care patients in area of Barcelona, and (ii) the factors associated with S.aureus and S.pneumoniae colonization. METHODS: Multi-center cross-sectional study conducted in 2010-2011 with the participation of 27 Primary Health Care professionals. Nasopharyngeal swabs were obtained from 3,969 patients over 4 years of age who did not present with any sign of infection. Dependent variables: S.aureus and/or S.pneumoniae carrier state. Independent variables: socio-demographic characteristics, health status, vaccination status, occupation, and living with children. A descriptive analysis was performed. The prevalence of carriers of S.aureus and/or S.pneumoniae was calculated and logistic regression models were adjusted by age. RESULTS: In children from 4 to 14 years old, the prevalence of S.aureus carriers was 35.7%, of S.pneumoniae 27.1%, and 5.8% were co-colonized. In adults older than 14 years old, the prevalence was 17.8%, 3.5%, and 0.5%, respectively. In children, S.aureus carrier state was inversely associated with S.pneumoniae carrier state; S.pneumoniae was associated with younger age, and inversely associated with S.aureus carrier state. In adults, being a carrier of S.aureus was associated with male gender, younger age, and a health-related occupation, whereas S.pneumoniae carrier state was associated with living with children under 6 years of age. The proportion of co-colonized carriers was low (1.0%). CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of S.aureus and S.pneumoniae carriers was higher in children than in adults. Age was the only factor associated with healthy carrier status for S.aureus and for S.pneumoniae