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The Practice of Quixotism: Postmodern Theory and Eighteenth-Century Women's Writing

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1403974446, 9781403974440
Open Library ID
OL22744038M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1083719 bytes)
Pages
256\249
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Practice of Quixotism models how to think simultaneously about postmodern theory and eighteenth-century texts. The postmodern claim that we encounter ?"reality?" only through cultural scripts of which we are unaware has a long history: eighteenth-century writers thought about this same possibility with the help of quixote figures, who view the ?"real?" through texts they have read.  Focusing on unorthodox quixote narratives written by eighteenth-century women, many now popular in today's classroom, The Practice of Quixotism will fascinate readers interested in recent theory, in eighteenth-century culture, in eighteenth-century women writers?--or in the descendants of Don Quixote, who celebrated his 400th birthday in 2005.

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