Cervantes' Christian Romance: A Study of Persiles y Sigismunda

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cervantes' Christian Romance: A Study of Persiles y Sigismunda
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alban K. Forcione
SeriesPrinceton Essays in Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:178
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780691619750
ClassificationsDewey:863.3
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Alban Forcione analyzes the problem which has most troubled modern readers of the Persiles, its episodic character and confusing proliferation of action. Examining closely the structure of the romance Cervantes considered his masterpiece and boldest contribution to literature, Mr. Forcione discerns in it a simple pattern: a coherent cycle of catast