Don Quixote Among the Saracens

Frederick A. de Armas is Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago..

• PrefaceI. Pillars of Genre/Ghosts of Empire: An IntroductionII. A Pythagorean Parody of ChivalryIII. Questioning QuaternitiesIV. An Arab's Audacious PastoralV. Magics of the DefeatedVI. Clues to a NarrativeVII. Greek Interlace / Italian InterweavingVIII. Palinurus and the PleiadesIX. Don Quixote among the SaracensX. Thymos and its ChariotWorks Cited

‘Cervantes is a master at throwing curves; de Armas is a master at catching new ironies in a literary classic. The combination is extraordinarily rich and winning. Highly recommended.’- E.H. Freidman (Choice Magazine vol 49:11:2012) ‘De Armas meticulously probes into the visionary and labyrinthine mind of Don Quixote… De Armas has written an original book, a topical book, a moral book.’- Diana de Armas (Iberoamericana vol 12:48:2012) ‘De Armas turns in his usual solid performance as he presents original ideas about the Cervantes masterpiece and the author’s and novel’s background.’- L.R.N. Ashley (BibliothÈque d'humanisme et Renaissance vol 74:03:2012) ‘De Armas’ greatest strength lies in his philological eclecticism, which shines a powerful microscope on Cervantes’ text, producing unforgettable close readings of many passages that have never been adequately explained.’- William Childers (Bulletin of Spanish Studies, vol 91:08:2014)