Cervantes, Raphael and the Classics: 12 (Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature, Series Number 12) - Softcover

De Armas, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521152771 ISBN 13: 9780521152778

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

A study of classical influences on Cervantes, with particular attention to Raphael.

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Review

"The strength of this remarkable book lies...in the introduction of new ways to examine a suggestive text and a key moment of transition. This erudite, audacious study invites the reader to consider the relation between literature and art, present and the past, structure and message systems. Highly recommended for all academic libraries. Graduate students; researchers; faculty." Choice

"De Armas has produced highly perceptive reading of cultrual encodings of myth, allegory, and visual symbol and demonstrated their importance for interpretation of early modern Spanish literary texts." Renaissance Quarterly

Book Description

In this book, Frederick de Armas argues that throughout his literary career, Cervantes was engaged in a conversation with the classical authors of Greece and Rome, especially through the interpretations of antiquity presented by the artist Raphael.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521152771
• ISBN 13: 9780521152778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256