Cesareo Bandera, professor emeritus of Spanish literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is author of numerous essays and several books in English and Spanish including The Sacred Game: The Role of the Sacred in the Genesis of Modern Literary Fiction.

The originality of Bandera's approach and the novelty of his focus are grounded not only on a solid knowledge of history and literary theory, but also of philosophy, history of religion, anthropology, etc. Bandera's study attracts from its first pages by confronting the reader with concepts which are fundamental to an understanding of the culture and literature of the West in the 17th century. - Jose Maria Diez Borque, Madrid, Universidad Complutense

Cesareo Bandera, professor emeritus of Spanish literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is author of numerous essays and several books in English and Spanish including The Sacred Game: The Role of the Sacred in the Genesis of Modern Literary Fiction.

The originality of Bandera's approach and the novelty of his focus are grounded not only on a solid knowledge of history and literary theory, but also of philosophy, history of religion, anthropology, etc. Bandera's study attracts from its first pages by confronting the reader with concepts which are fundamental to an understanding of the culture and literature of the West in the 17th century. - Jose Maria Diez Borque, Madrid, Universidad Complutense

Cesareo Bandera, professor emeritus of Spanish literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is author of numerous essays and several books in English and Spanish including The Sacred Game: The Role of the Sacred in the Genesis of Modern Literary Fiction.

The originality of Bandera's approach and the novelty of his focus are grounded not only on a solid knowledge of history and literary theory, but also of philosophy, history of religion, anthropology, etc. Bandera's study attracts from its first pages by confronting the reader with concepts which are fundamental to an understanding of the culture and literature of the West in the 17th century. - Jose Maria Diez Borque, Madrid, Universidad Complutense