"Introduction." In Don Quixote: The Re-accentuation of the World’s Greatest Literary Hero

Authors

Slav N. Gratchev PhD, Marshall UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

This book is a unique scholarly attempt to examine Don Quixote from multiple angles to see how the re-accentuation of the world’s greatest literary hero takes place in film, theatre, and literature. To accomplish this task, nineteen scholars from the United States, Canada, Spain, and Great Britain have come together, and each of them has brought his/her unique perspective to the subject. For the first time, Don Quixote is discussed from the point of re-accentuation, that is, having in mind one of the key Bakhtinian concepts that will serve as a theoretical framework. A primary objective was therefore to articulate, relying on the concept of re-accentuation, that the history of the novel has benefited enormously from the re-accentuation of Don Quixote helping us to shape countless iconic novels from the eighteenth century, and to see how Cervantes’s title character has been reinterpreted to suit the needs of a variety of cultures across time and space.

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Copyright © 2017 Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

Gratchev, Slav N. and Howard Mancing. “Introduction.” In Don Quixote: The Re-accentuation of the World’s Greatest Literary Hero, by Slav Gratchev, 1-8. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 2017.