Abstract
This article solves a textual problem in Quevedo’s La perinola (1632), namely a burlesque reference to some misunderstood «oraciones de Alceo». An analysis of the textual transmission of Quevedo’s text suggests that the correct reading is «Horizontes de Arceo», an oblique reference to La perla en el nuevo mapamundi hispánico […] con la pintura de los horizontes (1624), penned by Francisco de León y Arce. This book is an account of Phillip IV’s royal journey to Andalusia in 1624, in which Quevedo also participated. «Arceo»’s book contains a mock reference to Quevedo’s frequent lawsuits with Torre de Juan Abad. The article offers also an overview of the life and works of this little known «Arceo», as well as an analysis of his «Horizontes». This is a very rare book, composed partly as a journalistic account of the events of the journey, partly as a more formal chronicle in which «Arceo» displays a clear literary ambition. His book includes burlesque poetry, religious poems in defence of the Immaculate Conception, as well as a detailed account of the festivities organized in Seville for the official Entry of Phillip IV.
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