{"product_id":"don-quixote-among-the-saracens-frederick-a-de-armas-9781442616011","title":"Don Quixote Among the Saracens: A Clash of Civilizations and Literary Genres","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fictional Don Quixote was constantly defeated in his knightly adventures. In writing Quixote's story, however, Miguel Cervantes succeeded in a different kind of quest -- the creation of a modern novel that 'conquers' and assimilates countless literary genres. \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote among the Saracens \u003c\/em\u003econsiders how Cervantes's work reflects the clash of civilizations and anxieties towards cultural pluralism that permeated Golden Age Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick A. de Armas unravels an essential mystery of one of world literature's best known figures: why Quixote sets out to revive knight errantry, and why he comes to feel at home only among the Moorish 'Saracens, ' a people whom Quixote feared at the beginning of the novel. De Armas also reveals Quixote's inner conflicts as both a Christian who vows to battle the infidel, but also a secret Saracen sympathizer. While delving into genre theory, \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote among the Saracens \u003c\/em\u003eadds a new dimension to our understandings of Spain's multicultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick A. de Armas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442616016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442616011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Frederick A. de Armas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584021229823,"sku":"9781442616011","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0381c23f-8c99-4e7d-acc9-a6aaf569ed3c.jpg?v=1701884818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/don-quixote-among-the-saracens-frederick-a-de-armas-9781442616011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}