Anxieties of Interiority and Dissection in Early Modern Spain

Enrique Fernández is a professor of Spanish at the University of Manitoba.

• Introduction: Dissective Narratives1. Dissection and Interiority: The Case of Spain2. Fray Luis de Granada’s Ill-Fated Defence of the Inner Man3. Quevedo and the Interiority of the Body Politic4. Cervantes’ Mechanical Interiors and Zayas’ Female AnatomiesConclusion: Compliant Resistance

‘This book is original for its analysis of anatomical research and its impact on literary production. The book will be of interest to scholars of early modern Spanish literature and culture as well as historians of science and medicine in Spain.’- Margaret Boyle (Sixteenth Century Journal vol 68:01:2017) ‘Fernandez provides an authoritative challenge to the generalist assumptions inherent in writings concerning interiority and selfhood. His new way of thinking is bound to become a vital reference source for future research.’ - Ana Duarte Rodrigues (Isis vol 107:02:2016) ‘The book is well written and researched… Each chapter is an insightful reading of a group of texts.’- Dale Shuger (Renaissance Quarterly vol 69:01:2016)