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Cervantes' Christian Romance: A Study of Persiles y Sigismunda
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Cervantes' Christian Romance: A Study of Persiles y Sigismunda
Contributors:
By (Author) Alban K. Forcione
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Dewey:
863.3
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
178
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
425g
Description
Alban Forcione analyzes the problem which has most troubled modern readers of the Persiles, its episodic character and confusing proliferation of action. Examining closely the structure of the romance Cervantes considered his masterpiece and boldest contribution to literature, Mr. Forcione discerns in it a simple pattern: a coherent cycle of catast
