Love and the Law in Cervantes

by Roberto González Echevarría

Book Overview

The consolidation of law and the development of legal writing during Spain's Golden Age not only helped that country become a modern state but also affected its great literature. In this fascinating book, Roberto Gonz lez Echevarr a explores the works of Cervantes, showing how his representations of love were inspired by examples of human deviance and desire culled from legal discourse. Gonz lez Echevarr a describes Spain's new legal policies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030010992X
• ISBN13: 9780300109924
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"