Title Don Quixote among the Saracens : a clash of civilizations and literary genres / Frederick A. de Armas

Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, [2011]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations Contents Preface; 1. Pillars of Genre / Ghosts of Empire: An Introduction; 2. A Pythagorean Parody of Chivalry; 3 Questioning Quaternities; 4. An Arab's Audacious Pastoral; 5. Magics of the Defeated; 6. Clues to a Narrative; 7. Greek Interlace / Italian Interweaving; 8. Palinurus and the Pleiades; 9. Don Quixote among the Saracens; 10. Thymos and the Chariot; Notes; Works Cited; Index Summary "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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed on December 24, 2019) Recipient of an honorable mention for literature from the American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence Subject Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 -- Technique Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote. SUBJECT Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 fast Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de) fast Subject Culture conflict in literature. Saracens in literature. Culture shock in literature. Muslims in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- General. Muslims in literature Culture shock in literature Culture conflict in literature Saracens in literature Technique Genre/Form Literary criticism Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires. Form Electronic book LC no. 2011456972 ISBN 9781442696105 1442696109 9781442696112 1442696117

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