{"product_id":"don-quixote-among-the-saracens-a-clash-of-civilizations-and-literary-genres-9781442616011","title":"Don Quixote Among the Saracens: A Clash of Civilizations and Literary Genres","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frederick A. de Armas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - Spanish \u0026amp; Portuguese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47597788627095,"sku":"9781442616011","price":3718.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781442616011.webp?v=1774998521","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/don-quixote-among-the-saracens-a-clash-of-civilizations-and-literary-genres-9781442616011","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}