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In the work he considered his masterpiece, Persiles and Sigismunda, Cervantes finally explores the reality of woman--an abstraction largely idealized in his earlier writing. Traditional critics have perpetuated this disembodied ideal woman: "Every Man," claimed the translators of the 1706 Don Quixote, has "some darling Dulcinea of his Thoughts." As



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*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*INTRODUCTION, pg. xi*Chapter One. KIDNAPPING ROMANCE, pg. 3*Chapter Two. CANONIZING ROMANCE, pg. 24*Chapter Three. SOME VERSIONS OF ALLEGORY, pg. 45*Chapter Four. CERVANTES AND THE ANDROGYNE, pg. 78*Chapter Five. CERVANTES ON CANNIBALS, pg. 109*Chapter Six. PLOT AND AGENCY, pg. 130*Chapter Seven. THIRTEEN EXEMPLARY NOVELS, pg. 151*Chapter Eight. A ROMANCE OF RAPE: TRANSILA FITZMAURICE, pg. 179*Chapter Nine. SOME PERVERSIONS OF PASTORAL: FELICIANA DE LA VOZ, pg. 200*Chapter Ten. THE HISTRIONICS OF EXORCISM: ISABELA CASTRUCHA, pg. 223*EPILOGUE, pg. 248*INDEX, pg. 253

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691607238, 978-0691607238
      ISBN10: 0691607230
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the work he considered his masterpiece, Persiles and Sigismunda, Cervantes finally explores the reality of woman--an abstraction largely idealized in his earlier writing. Traditional critics have perpetuated this disembodied ideal woman: "Every Man," claimed the translators of the 1706 Don Quixote, has "some darling Dulcinea of his Thoughts." As



      Trade Review
      One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991

      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*INTRODUCTION, pg. xi*Chapter One. KIDNAPPING ROMANCE, pg. 3*Chapter Two. CANONIZING ROMANCE, pg. 24*Chapter Three. SOME VERSIONS OF ALLEGORY, pg. 45*Chapter Four. CERVANTES AND THE ANDROGYNE, pg. 78*Chapter Five. CERVANTES ON CANNIBALS, pg. 109*Chapter Six. PLOT AND AGENCY, pg. 130*Chapter Seven. THIRTEEN EXEMPLARY NOVELS, pg. 151*Chapter Eight. A ROMANCE OF RAPE: TRANSILA FITZMAURICE, pg. 179*Chapter Nine. SOME PERVERSIONS OF PASTORAL: FELICIANA DE LA VOZ, pg. 200*Chapter Ten. THE HISTRIONICS OF EXORCISM: ISABELA CASTRUCHA, pg. 223*EPILOGUE, pg. 248*INDEX, pg. 253

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