Cervantes in Algiers: A Captive's Tale

by Maria Antonia Garcés

Book Overview

Returning to Spain after fighting in the Battle of Lepanto and other Mediterranean campaigns against the Turks, the soldier Miguel de Cervantes was captured by Barbary pirates and taken captive to Algiers. The five years he spent in the Algerian bagnios or prison-houses (1575-1580) made an indelible impression on his works. From the first plays and narratives written after his release to his posthumous novel, the story of Cervantes's traumatic experience...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826514065
• ISBN13: 9780826514066
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"