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245 10 a| Cervantes, literature, and the discourse of politicsh| [electronic resource] /c| Anthony J. Cascardi.;

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300 a| viii, 351 p. ;c| 23 cm.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-323) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- What the canon said -- Views from nowhere -- Controversies -- The practice of theory -- Politics brought down to earth -- Imagining the nation -- Civil society, virtue, and the pursuit of happiness -- Free speech?;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "What is the role of literature in the formation of the state? Anthony J. Cascardi takes up this fundamental question in Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics, a comprehensive analysis of the presence of politics in Don Quixote. Cascardi argues that when public speech is constrained, as it was in seventeenth-century Spain, politics must be addressed indirectly, including through comedy, myth, and travellers' tales. Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics convincingly reengages the ancient roots of political theory in modern literature by situating Cervantes within a long line of political thinkers. Cascardi notably connects Cervantes' political theory to Plato's, much as the writer's literary criticism has been firmly linked to Aristotle's. He also shows how Cervantes' view of literature provided a compelling alternative to the modern, scientific politics of Machiavelli and Hobbes, highlighting the potential interplay of literature and politics in an ideal state."--P. [i].;

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Cervantes, literature, and the discourse of politics / Anthony J. Cascardi.

Author/creator	Cascardi, Anthony J., 1953-
Other author	American Council of Learned Societies.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,
Description	viii, 351 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
Subjects	Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote. Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616--Political and social views. Politics and literature--Spain. --History. --17th century.

Series	Toronto Iberic Toronto Iberic. ^A1121613
Contents	Introduction -- What the canon said -- Views from nowhere -- Controversies -- The practice of theory -- Politics brought down to earth -- Imagining the nation -- Civil society, virtue, and the pursuit of happiness -- Free speech?
Abstract	"What is the role of literature in the formation of the state? Anthony J. Cascardi takes up this fundamental question in Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics, a comprehensive analysis of the presence of politics in Don Quixote. Cascardi argues that when public speech is constrained, as it was in seventeenth-century Spain, politics must be addressed indirectly, including through comedy, myth, and travellers' tales. Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics convincingly reengages the ancient roots of political theory in modern literature by situating Cervantes within a long line of political thinkers. Cascardi notably connects Cervantes' political theory to Plato's, much as the writer's literary criticism has been firmly linked to Aristotle's. He also shows how Cervantes' view of literature provided a compelling alternative to the modern, scientific politics of Machiavelli and Hobbes, highlighting the potential interplay of literature and politics in an ideal state."--P. [i].
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-323) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012374368
ISBN	9781442643710
ISBN	1442643714
ISBN	9781442612235 (pbk.)
ISBN	1442612231 (pbk.)

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