Passing for Spain: Cervantes and the Fictions of Identity

by Barbara Fuchs

Passing for Spain charts the intersections of identity, nation, and literary representation in early modern Spain. Barbara Fuchs analyzes the trope of passing in Don Quijote and other works by Cervantes, linking the use of disguise to the broader historical and social context of Counter-Reformation Spain and the religious and political dynamics of the Mediterranean Basin.

In five lucid and engaging chapters, Fuchs examines what passes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252027817
• ISBN13: 9780252027819
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.5"