1
For a list of the other authors who have dealt with the theme and the correspondences between Raquel and these other works see Ríos Carratalá (1987, págs. 78-90), Segura Covarsí (1951) and Johnson (1972). For the nineteenth-century versions see Ríos Carratalá (1986-87).
2
See Johnson (op.cit.), and see Andioc's introduction to Raquel. All citations in this study will come from this edition and will be listed by act and verse number.
3
All citations in this study will come from Gordis' edition of Esther which contains both the Hebrew text and an Enghish translation. The citations will be listed by chapter and verse number.
4
For an analysis of the Esther tradition in Spanish Literature see Bolaños Donoso (1983, págs. 290-94).
5
For more detailed explanations of what Huerta knew of Godínez see Vega García-Luengos (1986).