Frederick A De Armas: 3 books
Don Quixote Among the Saracens
A Clash of Civilizations and Literary Genres
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
The fictional Don Quixote was constantly defeated in his knightly adventures. In writing Quixote's story, however, Miguel Cervantes succeeded in a different kind of quest — the creation of a modern novel that ‘conquers’ and assimilates countless literary genres. Don Quixote among the Saracens...
El retorno de Astrea
Astrología, mito e imperio en Calderón
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Según la mitología de la Antigüedad clásica, la diosa Astrea fue el último de los seres inmortales que dejó la tierra cuando la Edad de Oro se envileció y se convirtió en Edad de Bronce. Su retorno ocurriría en el momento más oscuro de la Edad de Hierro y significaría, entonces, la llegada...
by Mary Barnard, Frederick A. de Armas
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Collecting and displaying finely crafted objects was a mark of character among the royals and aristocrats in Early Modern Spain: it ranked with extravagant hospitality as a sign of nobility and with virtue as a token of princely power. Objects of Culture in the Literature of Imperial Spain explores...