Al hilo del personaje de Clodio. Reflexiones sobre Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda

This study is initially a reflection on the character Clodio, portrayed in the Persiles as a representative of a slanderous satire, but also of a free spirit and a rational intelligence. Detested by the work´s author for his treachery and maliciousness, Clodio lends his voice to the reader, formulating his doubts with regard to a story that is apparently unequivocal. At the same time, this study also puts forth an hypothesis suggesting that Clodio could be seen instead as the representative of the friar Juan Blanco de Paz, given the serious harm that this friar inflicted on the author as well as the similarities between this real character and the fictitious one
Este estudio reflexiona sobre el personaje de Clodio, caracterizado en el Persiles como representante de la sátira maledicente, pero también del espíritu libre y la inteligencia racional. Detestable a los ojos del autor por sus insidias y maledicencia, Clodio presta su voz al lector formulando sus dudas sobre un relato aparentemente inequívoco. Por otra parte, planteamos la hipótesis de que Clodio sea un trasunto de Fray Juan Blanco de Paz, por el daño que éste le causó, y las similitudes entre el personaje real y el ficticio