Bailar con el diablo: metamorfosis de una leyenda oral, del Abruzzo italiano a la literatura de cordel de Brasil

Abstract

This article presents different oral versions, for the most part unpublished, on the Dancing With the Devil legend. The author tries to outline, through a comparative analysis, the sequences and motifs found in this type of legend. The topic variants and the cultural basis have also been analysed in a legend of the Abruzzo region in Southern Italy, an ethological legend from Cape Verde, a chapbook (cordel) song song from Brazil, an urban legend from Colombia and other international equivalents.

Keywords

• dancing with the devil
• the devil's hooves
• the devil's blaze
• abducion by the devil
• legend
• oral literature
• comparative literature