Don Quixote, Don Juan, and Related Subjects: Form and Tradition in Spanish Literature, 1330-1630 (review)

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 532-535
Author(s):  
Denise M. DiPuccio
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Literature ◽  
Don Quixote ◽  
Don Juan

scholarly journals Cervantes and Don Quixote de la Mancha

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 397-401
Author(s):  
Femi Oyebode
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Literature ◽  
Don Quixote ◽  
Fictional Characters ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Miguel De Cervantes ◽  
Modern Novel ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Sancho Panza

SummaryMiguel de Cervantes, the most influential writer in Spanish literature, created two of the most recognisable fictional characters, Don Quixote de la Mancha and Sancho Panza, in 1605. His novel The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha is regarded as the first modern novel and first international best seller. This article, in the 400th anniversary year of Cervantes' death, introduces Cervantes' biography, discusses the enduring features of his classic novel and explores the value and importance of the novel for psychiatry.

scholarly journals GENRES’ BALANCING IN E. MENDOZA’S NOVEL “THE AMAZING JOURNEY OF POMPONIUS FLAT”

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-150
Author(s):  
Anna A. Bagdasarova ◽  
Alexandr I. Slyshenko
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Literature ◽  
Historical Novel ◽  
Don Quixote ◽  
Historical Novels ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Historical Reconstruction ◽  
Detective Story ◽  
Eduardo Mendoza ◽  
Postmodern Novel

The article explores the genre specificity of the postmodern novel, “The Amazing Journey of Pomponius Flat” by the contemporary Spanish writer Eduardo Mendoza. The novel is based on the principles of a ludic literature tradition, one of the manifestations of which is a sophisticated interplay of various ‘high’ and ‘low’ genres in neo-baroque fashion. The novel develops an ironic detective story, but also represents different genre markers of the travel novel, the picaresque and historical novels, whose traditions and cliches are introduced in an ironic way. The journey of the heronarrator, which is mentioned at the beginning and at the end of the novel, in fact, has no significance for the plot. The image of the protagonist combines two archetypical figures, keys to Spanish literature – the trickster and Don Quixote. In accordance with the tradition of a historical novel, E. Mendoza’s work creates the illusion of historical reconstruction, but there is no true historicism in the novel, since reliable facts are interspersed with speculations and fantastic elements that question the reliability of the whole story.

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