Don Quixote among the Saracens
a clash of civilizations and literary genres
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Author
Publication
2011 - University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario
Language
English
Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25264768M
- ISBN-139781442643451
- ISBN-101442643455
- OCLC Control Number707818139
- OCLC Control Numberdonquixoteamongs0000dear
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2011456972
Classifications
- DDC863/.3
- LCCPQ6353 .D378 2011
Description
"The fictional Don Quixote was constantly defeated in his knightly adventures. In writing Quixote's story, however, Miguel Cervantes succeeded in a different kind of quest - the creation of a modern novel that 'conquers' and assimilates countless literary genres. Don Quixote among the Saracens considers how Cervantes's work reflects the clash of civilizations and anxieties towards cultural pluralism that permeated Golden Age Spain. Frederick A. de Armas unravels an essential mystery of one of world literature's best known figures: why Quixote sets out to revive knight errantry, and why he comes to feel at home only among the Moorish 'Saracens,' a people whom Quixote feared at the beginning of the novel. De Armas also reveals Quixote's inner conflicts as both a Christian who vows to battle the infidel, but also a secret Saracen sympathizer. While delving into genre theory, Don Quixote among the Saracens adds a new dimension to our understandings of Spain's multicultural history."--pub. desc.
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