{"product_id":"disenchantment-skepticism-and-the-early-modern-novel-in-spain-and-france-paperback","title":"Disenchantment, Skepticism, and the Early Modern Novel in Spain and France - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn T. Delehanty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines five early modern novels from the seventeenth century in Spain and France as examples of literature as a form of skeptical inquiry: Cervantes's \u003ci\u003eDon Quijote\u003c\/i\u003e, Zayas's \u003ci\u003eDesengaños amorosos\u003c\/i\u003e, Scarron's \u003ci\u003eRoman comique\u003c\/i\u003e, Cyrano de Bergerac's \u003ci\u003eL'Autre Monde\u003c\/i\u003e, and Mme. de Lafayette's \u003ci\u003eZayde\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese early modern novels encourage readers to take a critical stance toward accepted beliefs, through content that stages multiple encounters with the shockingly unfamiliar as well as through experiments in literary form, especially the interpolated story. At its broadest reach, this study asserts the fundamental value of literature as a means of encouraging discernment, recognizing the illusory, and honing critical acuity. In terms of the particularity of the historical moment, the volume also identifies the early modern novel as uniquely able to represent the conflicting value spheres of early modernity because of its ability to present multiple voices and its fascination with conflicting vantage points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to its interdisciplinary nature, \u003ci\u003eDisenchantment, Skepticism, and the Early Modern Novel in Spain and France\u003c\/i\u003e appeals to literary scholars and intellectual historians of the early modern period in Europe, as well as to advanced undergraduates and postgraduates studying the early novel, intellectual history, and philosophy of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn T. Delehanty\u003c\/strong\u003e is John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of French and Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Knowing in Neoclassical France: From Aesthetics to Poetics \u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121112256647,"sku":"9781032390482","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9112ac1ffd4d8a5c1a63faea2e3d05a7.webp?v=1732551400","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/disenchantment-skepticism-and-the-early-modern-novel-in-spain-and-france-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}