Love and the Law in Cervantes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300109924)

The consolidation of law and the development of legal writing during Spain's Golden Age not only helped that country become a modern state but also affected its great literature. In this fascinating book, Roberto González Echevarría explores the works of Cervantes, showing how his representations of love were inspired by examples of human deviance and desire culled from legal discourse. González Echevarría describes Spain's new legal policies, legislation, and institutions and explains how, at the same time, its literature became filled with love stories derived from classical and medieval sources. Examining the ways that these legal and literary developments interacted in Cervantes's work, he sheds new light on Don Quixote and other writings.

Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria
ISBN-10: 030010992X
ISBN-13: 9780300109924
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.46w x 0.95d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2006 pg. 1020