Beschreibung
The book argues that Don Quixote and Quixotism are relevant to cultural studies. Changing interpretations of Don Quixote reveal cultural dynamics, and Quixotism is value-loaded. The soaring humanistic interest in Don Quixote stems from the experience of 20th-century totalitarianisms. Quixotism’s pivotal facets are now bibliomania and evil.
Autorenportrait
Magdalena Barbaruk lectures at the University of Wroc?aw. She researches the culture of Spanish-speaking countries and the cultural potential of literature.
Inhalt
Contents: Quixotism – Research Tools: The Reader, the Book and the World – The Names of Don Quixote – Bibliomania: The Adventure of Reading – Quixotism and Evil.