The novel centres on an actual historical character, Ana, Princess of Eboli, also known as Ana de Mendoza
(familiar to admirers of Verdi
's opera Don Carlo as Princess Eboli), a Spanish great lady of...
Intertextuality and Influence
Kate O'Brien
She leant against the letter-box, dazzled and happy. She had first heard of the Princess of Eboli
, around whom the novel revolves, in the letters of St Teresa of Avila
.
Reynolds, Lorna. Kate O’Brien: A Literary Portrait. Colin Smythe; Barnes and Noble.