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Neo-Stoicism and Skepticism in Part One of Don Quijote : Removing the Authority of a Genre.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (169 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498522663
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Neo-Stoicism and Skepticism in Part One of Don QuijoteDDC classification:
  • 863.3
LOC classification:
  • PQ6337 -- .L673 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: How Did Cervantes Remove the Authority of a Genre? -- Chapter Two: The Skeptical Story of Don Quijote and Don Quijote's Dogmatism -- Chapter Three: Neo-Stoicism and Don Quijote's Lack of Justice -- Chapter Four: Marcela, the Fictional Sage in Part I of Don Quijote -- Chapter Five: Don Quijote, Neo-Stoicism, and the Philosophy of the Late Enlightenment -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
Summary: This book explains how Cervantes took advantage of the moral aspects of neo-stoicism and skepticism to remove the authority of the romances of chivalry, which was a popular genre during his time. By comparing and contrasting current moral systems to the moral theories of Cervantes's time, the book also explains why his strategy, which would have been instantly recognizable during the period, is no longer effective.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: How Did Cervantes Remove the Authority of a Genre? -- Chapter Two: The Skeptical Story of Don Quijote and Don Quijote's Dogmatism -- Chapter Three: Neo-Stoicism and Don Quijote's Lack of Justice -- Chapter Four: Marcela, the Fictional Sage in Part I of Don Quijote -- Chapter Five: Don Quijote, Neo-Stoicism, and the Philosophy of the Late Enlightenment -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.

This book explains how Cervantes took advantage of the moral aspects of neo-stoicism and skepticism to remove the authority of the romances of chivalry, which was a popular genre during his time. By comparing and contrasting current moral systems to the moral theories of Cervantes's time, the book also explains why his strategy, which would have been instantly recognizable during the period, is no longer effective.

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