Tilting at Tradition - Problems of Genre in the Novels of Miguel de Cervantes and Charles Sorel (Paperback)

"Don Quijote" and "Le Berger extravagant" criticize fiction but come in the shape of novels. Far from breaking with their respective traditions, they engage with the chivalric and the pastoral in a creative manner. Genre and imitation are key notions for situating these novels in literary history and in the uvres of Cervantes and Sorel. With emphasis on the continuity of each writer's approach, "Le Berger extravagant" is considered in the context of Sorel's aim to educate readers and avoid romance stereotypes, while the "Quijote" is read as an individual take on the chivalric novel, rejecting the Spanish tradition in favor of the ironic Italian "romanzo cavalleresco." Like Cervantes' "Galatea" and "Persiles," "Don Quijote" reflects a specific tradition which in turn serves to illuminate the famous book. This study offers interpretations of the two novels, but extends its scope toward the authors' other works and additional contemporary sources including Avellaneda's 1614 continuation of "Don Quijote."

General

Imprint:	Editions Rodopi B.V.
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 164
Release date:	2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Daniel Syrovy
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-90-420-3709-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Promotions
LSN:	90-420-3709-1
Barcode:	9789042037090

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