Resumen de "El Mayor Pequeño" de D. Francisco Manuel de Melo e a liçao de Quevedo
The statement that the book El Mayor Pequeño is an imitation of Quevedo¿s work Vida de S. Pablo is a common criticism made by D. Francisco Manuel de Melo. The purpose of this study is to question the history and and the foundations of this idea through an analysis of D. Francisco's views on Quevedo¿s work and a comparison of the structure of sentences in the texts of two hagiographical works, their literary style, similar autobiographical circumstances and their political dimension.
