A world of disorderly notions : Quixote and the logic of exceptionalism / Aaron R. Hanlon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanlon, Aaron R. (Aaron Raymond), 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote.

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de.

Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de).

English fiction--18th century--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

English fiction.

Characters and characteristics in literature.

American fiction--19th century--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

American fiction.

Exceptionalism in literature.

English fiction--Spanish influences.

American fiction--Spanish influences.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2019.

Summary:

"From Jonathan Swift to Thomas Jefferson, those looking to propose and justify exceptions to social and political norms turned to Cervantes's notoriously mad comic hero as a model, yielding an explosion of imitations of Quixote in fiction and polemical writing; this book examines the exceptionalist character of Quixote and tells the story of how quixotism became political and politicized"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Tilting at concepts

Part I: The character of quixotism. Quixotic exceptionalism

Anatomy of quixotism

Character and front matters

Relational quixotism

Part II: The character of exceptionalism. Gulliver and English exceptionalism

Underhill and American exceptionalism

Adams, Farrago, and civic exceptionalism

Arabella, Dorcasina, and domestic exceptionalism

Launcelot and juridical exceptionalism

Knickerbocker and reactionary exceptionalism

Marauder and radical exceptionalism

Coda: quixotism, phenomenology, epistemology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813942162

0813942160

OCLC:

1057298792