A questão do duplo: relações intertextuais entre o mito de Anfitrião e o Homem Duplicado de José Saramago

Abstract

The aim of this study is to approach the theme of the double in the dialogical appropriation of the myth of Amphitryon by José Saramago, when writing the post-modern novel O Homem Duplicado . Being deeply rooted in the mythological field and reaching the post-modern times, duplicated individuals have been represented under the most diverse forms the counterparts, the twins, the portrait, the reflection in the mirror and pass through time unveiling the individual and social relationships of each period from the ancient comedies up to the contemporary dramas. With such purpose, this essay will present an introductory research about the concept of myth and its use in the ancient times; then, it will present a research about the double and its diachronic literary evolution. Then the myth of the double will be seen both in the ancient myth of Amphitryon and in the novel by Saramago, with subsequent setting up of the relationships between both works.