“Arrojóse el mancebito/al charco de los atunes” de Luis de Góngora y la representación paródica del héroe-galán mitológico.

Góngora’s parody “Arrojóse el mancebito” (1589) is one of the foundational poems in the context of Gongora’s corpus as it may have inspired a new aesthetical vein that would culminate with his Fable of Piramo and Tisbe. “Arrójose” is an iconoclastic proposal in that it opens the literary possibility of a parodic reinterpretation of the classical myth. With this poem, Góngora takes delight in the grotesque transformation of the tragic hero, Leandro, into a ridiculous character. This contribution delves into the character of Leandro of 1589 and highlights the relevance of this character in Góngora’s literary work. Specifically, this study studies the characterization of Leandro in this romance and defends the idea of how the parody of this mancebito inspires the genesis of a new and transgressive male role model. Góngora’s Leandro creates a new male character that encapsulates his parodic worldview of the epic and mythological hero.