Forms of Modernity: Don Quixote and Modern Theories of the Novel Contributor(s): Schmidt, Rachel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442642513 ISBN-13: 9781442642515 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
Dewey: 863.3 |
Series: University of Toronto Romance (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.70 lbs) 384 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: It's a critical clich that Cervantes' Don Quixote is the first modern novel, but this distinction raises two fundamental questions. First, how does one define a novel? And second, what is the relationship between this genre and understandings of modernity? In Forms of Modernity, Rachel Schmidt examines how seminal theorists and philosophers have wrestled with the status of Cervantes' masterpiece as an 'exemplary novel', in turn contributing to the emergence of key concepts within genre theory. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schmidt, Rachel: - Rachel Schmidt is a professor in the Department of French, Italian and Spanish at the University of Calgary. |