The Long Shadow of Don Quixote

by Magdalena Barbaruk, Miroslaw Kocur (Editor), Patrycja Poniatowska (Translator)

Overview

The book argues that Don Quixote and Quixotism are relevant to cultural studies. Changing interpretations of Don Quixote reveal cultural dynamics, and Quixotism is value-loaded. The soaring humanistic interest in Don Quixote stems from the experience of 20th-century totalitarianisms. Quixotism's pivotal facets are now bibliomania and evil.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631666531
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	12/20/2015
Series:	Interdisciplinary Studies in Performance: Historical Narratives. Theater. Public Life , #3
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Magdalena Barbaruk lectures at the University of Wrocław. She researches the culture of Spanish-speaking countries and the cultural potential of literature.

Table of Contents

Contents: Quixotism – Research Tools: The Reader, the Book and the World – The Names of Don Quixote – Bibliomania: The Adventure of Reading – Quixotism and Evil.