Heroes and tombs: the poems of Bernardino de Toledo, Alexander the Great, Belisario, Viriato, Scaevola and Achilles atributted to Quevedo in the manuscript 57-4-39 of the Capitular’s Library of Seville

Abstract

The Capitular’s Library of Seville houses manuscript 57-4-39, which offers insights into the textual study of the poetry of Quevedo, thanks to information provided by one of the copyists of the testimony. The copyist´s comments allow for the study of several aspects of the editing work of González de Salas and the conclusion that the tombs cited in the title are the work of Quevedo and that they most likely correspond to rhetorical exercises written by the poet as a student in Alcalá. At the same time, the article attempts to draw the attention of specialists to a manuscript that is difficult to access and infrequently mentioned.