Three dates

Becquer Gustavo Adolfo

Publisher: ORDER

Summary

The protagonist writes down three dates, the first corresponds to a vision of a mysterious woman, the same, finding herself hidden behind some curtains, manages to be seen by the narrator of the legend, who begins to become obsessed with her. The second date refers to the protagonist's return to Toledo, when in search of inspiration he finds a convent. From one of the windows a hand that greeted him. The hand disappears and he never sees it again. The third date corresponds to his third visit to Toledo. He returns to the convent, enters it and witnesses a ceremony. There he sees how a girl is put on the novice habit..

Available since: 06/22/2023.

Humanities & Social Sciences

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