Romances de tema mitológico: la historia de Hero y Leabdro.

Romances of Greek mythological theme: hero and Leander's story.

Since the first half of the XVI century (or maybe earlier, as it might be assumed from the style of "Rome's fire"), cultured romances are composed in Spain on the basis of historical texts, specially on medieval chronicles about ancient Greece and Rome and the Bible. Along with the heroic-historical forms. there appear romances of mythological themes and characters. From the didactic point of view, they also constitute an excellent means of articulation among the Classical and Medieval Literatures courses. This article basically synthesizes the search for romances whose stories belong to the Greek mythology and then focuses on an unforgettable couple of lovers. hero and Leander. to compare first, the epyllion inherited from Musacus (5th/6th cent. AD with the three medieval texts we have found, and finally these three latter poems one with each other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Desde la primera mitad del s. XVI (o quizás desde antes. como podríamos especular a propósito del estilo de "incendio de Roma"), se componen en España romances eruditos basándose en textos históricos. en especial en crónicas medievales de la antigöedad grecolatina y en la Biblia. Paralelamente a las lormas heroico-históricas, aparecen romances de temas y personajes mitológicos, que, desde el punto de vista didáctico. son por otra parte excelente medio de articulación entre las cátedras de Literaturas Grecolatina y Medieval. Este artículo sintetiza pnmero Ia hüsqueda de romances cuyas historias pertenecen a la mitología griega y se concentra luego en una inolvidable pareja de enamorados. Leandro y Hero para comparar, en primer lugar, el epilio heredado de Museo (s. V-VI) con los tres medievales que hemos encontrado y finalmente, estos poemas posteriores entre sí. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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