A World of Disorderly Notions : Quixote and the Logic of Exceptionalism

A World of Disorderly Notions Quixote and the Logic of Exceptionalism

"From Jonathan Swift to Thomas Jefferson, those looking to propose and justify exceptions to social and political norms turned to Cervantes's notoriously mad comic hero as a model, yielding an explosion of imitations of Quixote in fiction and polemical writing; this book examines the excep...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hanlon, Aaron R. 1982- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2020
Charlottesville : 2019.
Subjects:
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, > 1547-1616. > Don Quixote.
American fiction > Spanish influences.
English fiction > Spanish influences.
Exceptionalism in literature.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Characters and characteristics in literature
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Don Quixote
enlightenment
Jonathan Swift
Washington Irving
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654719006719
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Summary:"From Jonathan Swift to Thomas Jefferson, those looking to propose and justify exceptions to social and political norms turned to Cervantes's notoriously mad comic hero as a model, yielding an explosion of imitations of Quixote in fiction and polemical writing; this book examines the exceptionalist character of Quixote and tells the story of how quixotism became political and politicized"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (233 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813942179

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