Don Quixote in the Archives: Madness and Literature in Early Modern Spain

by Dale Shuger

A new reading of madness in Don Quixote based on archival accounts of insanity.From the records of the Spanish Inquisition, Dale Shuger presents a social corpus of early modern madness that differs radically from the 'literary' madness previously studied. Drawing on over 100 accounts of insanity defences, many of which contain statements from a wide social spectrum - housekeepers, nieces, doctors, and barbers - as well as the testimonies of the alleged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748644636
• ISBN13: 9780748644636
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher