The Novel that Invented Modernity, Ilan Stavans
The Novel that Invented Modernity, Ilan Stavans
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The Novel that Invented Modernity
Don Quixote de La Mancha

Author: Ilan Stavans

Narrator: IIan Stavans

Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/18/2014


Synopsis

Distinguished man of letters Ilan Stavans believes Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote de la Mancha invented modern consciousness. In these lectures, Stavans explores the works impact within Renaissance Spain and discusses Cervantes career as a soldier, tax collector, and failed playwright. Stavans also focuses on the baroque style and the way Spain has built its national identity around Don Quixote. With a wealth of insight, these enlightening lectures are invaluable both for those already passionate about Cervantes masterpiece and for those only about to discover its wonders.

About Ilan Stavans

Ilan Stavans is the publisher of Restless Books and the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include On Borrowed Words, Spanglish, Dictionary Days, The Disappearance, and A Critic's Journey.


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