Cervantes: Don Quixote (Landmarks of World Literature) [Hardcover]

Anthony J. Close (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 29, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0521328020 | ISBN-13: 978-0521328029

Anthony Close's study places Don Quixote in the context of Cervantes' life and literary career, and in the book's cultural and social background. It focuses primarily on the central problems of Cervantine comedy, the use of burlesque, the presentation of characters through dialogue, the narrator's viewpoint, the virtuoso play with registers, and the complex and elusive irony. Using detailed analysis of individual passages, Dr Close shows how the moral themes of the novel are distilled in its humour, and in the characters of Don Quixote and Sancho. He also gives particular attention to the impact of this landmark text on the development of the European novel.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 146 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (June 29, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521328020
• ISBN-13: 978-0521328029
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,019,984 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars this book sukcs, April 30, 2001

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This review is from: Cervantes: Don Quixote (Landmarks of World Literature) (Hardcover)

this book was awful and boring