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LITERATURE
They Need Nothing
Hispanic-Asian Encounters of the Colonial Period
NEW
Robert Richmond Ellis
The first comprehensive study of Spanish writings
on East and Southeast Asia from the Spanish colonial
period, They Need Nothing draws attention to many
essential but understudied Spanish-language texts
from this era. Robert Richmond Ellis provides an
engaging, interdisciplinary examination of how
these writings depict Asia and Asians as both similar
to and different from Europe and Europeans, and
details how East and Southeast Asians reacted to
the Spanish presence in Asia.
They Need Nothing highlights texts related to
Japan, China, Cambodia, and the Philippines,
beginning with Francis Xavier’s observations of Japan
in the mid-sixteenth century and ending with José
Rizal’s responses to the legacy of Spanish colonialism
in the late nineteenth century. Ellis provides a groundbreaking
expansion of the geographical and cultural
contours of Hispanism that bridges the fields of
European, Latin American, and Asian Studies.
Robert Richmond Ellis is Norman Bridge Distinguished
Professor of Spanish at Occidental College.
Approx. 240 pp / 7 illustrations / 6 x 9 / August 2012
Cloth 978-1-4426-4511-0 $55.00 (£38.99)
Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics
NEW
Anthony J. Cascardi
What is the role of literature in the formation of the
state Anthony J. Cascardi takes up this fundamental
question in Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse
of Politics, a comprehensive analysis of the presence
of politics in Don Quixote.
Cascardi convincingly re-engages the ancient roots
of political theory in modern literature by situating
Cervantes within a long line of political thinkers. He
also shows how Cervantes’ view of literature provided
a compelling alternative to the modern, scientific
politics of Machiavelli and Hobbes, highlighting the
potential interplay of literature and politics in an
ideal state.
Anthony J. Cascardi is the Dean of Arts and Humanities,
and Ancker Professor of Comparative Literature,
Rhetoric, and Spanish at the University of California,
Berkeley.
‘By exploring Cervantes’ literary production from the
perspective of political philosophy, Cervantes, Literature,
and the Discourse of Politics makes a fascinating,
thought-provoking contribution to our understanding
of the Spanish author and playwright.’
David Castillo, State University of New York at Buffalo
(Toronto Iberic)
352 pp / 6 x 9 / January 2012
Cloth 978-1-4426-4371-0 $75.00 (£52.99)
Paper 978-1-4426-1223-5 $32.95 (£23.99)
Don Quixote among the Saracens
A Clash of Civilizations and Literary Genres
Honourable Mention in the
American Publishers Awards
for Professional and
Scholarly Excellence
(Literature Category)
NEW
Frederick A. de Armas
The fictional Don Quixote was constantly defeated
in his knightly adventures. In writing Quixote’s story,
however, Miguel Cervantes succeeded in a different
kind of quest – the creation of a modern novel that
‘conquers’ and assimilates countless literary genres.
Don Quixote among the Saracens considers how
Cervantes’ work reflects the clash of civilizations and
anxieties towards cultural pluralism that permeated
Golden Age Spain.
Frederick A. de Armas unravels an essential mystery
of one of world literature’s best known figures: why
Quixote sets out to revive knight errantry, and why
he comes to feel at home only among the Moorish
‘Saracens,’ a people whom Quixote feared at the
beginning of the novel.
Frederick A. de Armas is the Andrew W. Mellon
Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities,
Spanish Literature, and Comparative Literature at
the University of Chicago.
‘A must-read for anyone interested in Cervantes’ work,
Don Quixote among the Saracens exemplifies Frederick
A. de Armas’s immense erudition, superb analytical
skills, and attention to detail.’
Enrique García Santo-Tomás, University of Michigan
256 pp / 4 illustrations / 6 x 9 / 2011
Cloth 978-1-4426-4345-1 $60.00 (£41.99)
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