Cervantes in Algiers : a captive's tale
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2002 - Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, Tennessee
Language
English
Word Count
87,250 words, Guess
Page Count
349 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17936920M
- ISBN-100826514065
- OCLC Control Number49404445
- OCLC Control Number61463931
- OCLC Control Numbercervantesinalgie0000garc
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2002004335
- Goodreads7138912
- LibraryThing1178387
Classifications
- DDC863/.3
- LCCPQ6338.A6 G37 2002
Description
"Returning to Spain after fighting in the Battle of Lepanto and other Mediterranean campaigns against the Turks, the soldier Miguel de Cervantes was captured by Barbary pirates and taken captive to Algiers. The five years he spent in the Algerian bagnios or prison-houses (1575-1580) made an indelible impression on his works. From the first plays and narratives written after his release to his posthumous novel, the story of Cervantes's traumatic experience continuously speaks through his writings. Cervantes in Algiers offers a comprehensive view of his life as a slave and, particularly, of the lingering effects this traumatic experience had on his literary production."--BOOK JACKET.
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