Title A world of disorderly notions : Quixote and the logic of exceptionalism / Aaron R. Hanlon

Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction: a world of disorderly notions -- Part I: The character of quixotism. Quixotic exceptionalism -- Anatomy of quixotism -- Character and front matters -- Relational quixotism -- Part II: The character of exceptionalism. Gulliver and English exceptionalism -- Underhill and American exceptionalism -- Adams, Farrago, and civic exceptionalism -- Arabella, Dorcasina, and domestic exceptionalism -- Launcelot and juridical exceptionalism -- Knickerbocker and reactionary exceptionalism -- Marauder and radical exceptionalism -- Coda: quixotism, phenomenology, epistemology Summary "From Jonathan Swift to Thomas Jefferson, those looking to propose and justify exceptions to social and political norms turned to Cervantes's notoriously mad comic hero as a model, yielding an explosion of imitations of Quixote in fiction and polemical writing; this book examines the exceptionalist character of Quixote and tells the story of how quixotism became political and politicized"-- Provided by publisher Analysis Don Quixote enlightenment Jonathan Swift Washington Irving Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 07, 2019) Subject Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote. SUBJECT Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de) fast Subject English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc Characters and characteristics in literature. American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc Exceptionalism in literature English fiction -- Spanish influences American fiction -- Spanish influences LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Characters and characteristics in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813942179 0813942179

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