Abstract
In this paper, the author studies, from a pragmatic point of view, thedevelopment of the ambiguity between the spiritual and the materialdimensions in La Regenta (The Regent’s wife) by Leopoldo Alas,“Clarín”. Since the tower of the Cathedral is a disemic symbol onlyin the first part of the story, don Fermín de Pas remains ambiguousuntil the end of the work. Through the comparative description ofthe Cathedral tower and don Fermín, the author combines semanticallythe physical with the spiritual dimensions. The contrast givesframework to the entire Clarín’s story, founding the base of a fiercecritique to the Church as well.Nueva Revista de Filología Hispánica (1947-), volume 66, 2, July-December 2018, is a semi-annual publication edited by El Colegio de México, Carretera Picacho Ajusco 20, Ampliación Fuentes del Pedregal, Tlalpan, C.P. 14110, Mexico City, Mexico, Tel. (55) 5449-3000, http://nrfh.colmex.mx/index.php/NRFH, nrfh@colmex.mx. Editor: Pedro Martín Butragueño. Assistant editors: Alejandro Rivas and Jesus Jorge Valenzuela. All Rights Reserved: 04-2015-070112341900-203, ISSN (print): 0185-0121, ISSN (electronic): 2448-6558, as registered with the National Copyright Institute. Typographical composition: El Atril Tipográfico. Person in charge of updating this issue: Perla Reyna Muñoz; date of last update: June 26, 2018.
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