Frederick A. de Armas is Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago..

‘Cervantes is a master at throwing curves; de Armas is a master at catching new ironies in a literary classic. The combination is extraordinarily rich and winning. Highly recommended.’- E.H. Freidman (Choice Magazine vol 49:11:2012) ‘De Armas meticulously probes into the visionary and labyrinthine mind of Don Quixote… De Armas has written an original book, a topical book, a moral book.’- Diana de Armas (Iberoamericana vol 12:48:2012) ‘De Armas turns in his usual solid performance as he presents original ideas about the Cervantes masterpiece and the author’s and novel’s background.’- L.R.N. Ashley (BibliothÈque d'humanisme et Renaissance vol 74:03:2012) ‘De Armas’ greatest strength lies in his philological eclecticism, which shines a powerful microscope on Cervantes’ text, producing unforgettable close readings of many passages that have never been adequately explained.’- William Childers (Bulletin of Spanish Studies, vol 91:08:2014)

• PrefaceI. Pillars of Genre/Ghosts of Empire: An IntroductionII. A Pythagorean Parody of ChivalryIII. Questioning QuaternitiesIV. An Arab's Audacious PastoralV. Magics of the DefeatedVI. Clues to a NarrativeVII. Greek Interlace / Italian InterweavingVIII. Palinurus and the PleiadesIX. Don Quixote among the SaracensX. Thymos and its ChariotWorks Cited

Frederick A. de Armas is Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago..

‘Cervantes is a master at throwing curves; de Armas is a master at catching new ironies in a literary classic. The combination is extraordinarily rich and winning. Highly recommended.’- E.H. Freidman (Choice Magazine vol 49:11:2012) ‘De Armas meticulously probes into the visionary and labyrinthine mind of Don Quixote… De Armas has written an original book, a topical book, a moral book.’- Diana de Armas (Iberoamericana vol 12:48:2012) ‘De Armas turns in his usual solid performance as he presents original ideas about the Cervantes masterpiece and the author’s and novel’s background.’- L.R.N. Ashley (BibliothÈque d'humanisme et Renaissance vol 74:03:2012) ‘De Armas’ greatest strength lies in his philological eclecticism, which shines a powerful microscope on Cervantes’ text, producing unforgettable close readings of many passages that have never been adequately explained.’- William Childers (Bulletin of Spanish Studies, vol 91:08:2014)

• PrefaceI. Pillars of Genre/Ghosts of Empire: An IntroductionII. A Pythagorean Parody of ChivalryIII. Questioning QuaternitiesIV. An Arab's Audacious PastoralV. Magics of the DefeatedVI. Clues to a NarrativeVII. Greek Interlace / Italian InterweavingVIII. Palinurus and the PleiadesIX. Don Quixote among the SaracensX. Thymos and its ChariotWorks Cited