RESE AS                                                                         M A R I N A   S .   B R O W N L E E ,   E D .   Cervantes   Persiles and the Travails of Romance.  Toronto, Buffalo and London: U of Toronto P, 2019. ix + 307 pp.    Under  the  careful  guidance  of  Marina  S.  Brownlee,  this  volume  situates  Cervantes  s Persiles as nexus between past and present, marking it as timely  today as it was four hundred years ago, even as it references ancient Greek  texts. Often overshadowed by his other work, the book  s contributors aim  to  reconsider  the  posthumously  published  novel  from  a  variety  of  perspectives that bring the theoretical readings of the book into the twentyfirst century.  Divided  into  four  categories,  the  eleven  chapters  are  penned  by  a  veritable  who  s-who  of  Cervantistas.  The  first,    Space  and  Place,    offers  readings  of  both  physical  and  metaphorical  spaces  in  Persiles,  taking  the  concept of journey from the open road to the metaphysical. Frederick de  Armas follows the physical path of the characters, as they travel literally in  search  of  their  goals,  focusing  on  specific  places  and  their  socio-personal  importance  to  the  characters.  Michael  Armstrong-Roche  uses  Cervantes  s  unfamiliar characters in familiar places to create a sense of disjointedness  for the reader. By describing a recognizable landscape as viewed through  foreign  eyes,  Armstrong-Roche  argues  that  Cervantes  creates  a  space  of  estrangement that allows for ambiguity in the lessons to be drawn from his  tale. Finally, Isabel Lozano-Renieblas provides a more allegorical reading of  space and place, creating a dual definition of   adventure   as both external  quest and inner (spiritual) journey.   The  second,    Psychic  Dimensions,    explores  the  intersections  of  psychology and literature in Cervantes  s novel. The three chapters present  interpretations of the book from the perspective of the characters, tracing  their emotional and psychological responses to the challenges and trauma  they  face  throughout  the  plot.  Anthony  J.  Cascardi  focuses  on  the  characterization by Cervantes, which he argues is far more complex than  previously understood, and a driving force of the book. William Childers, on  the other hand, evaluates previous critiques of the Persiles as a less modern  book  than  the  Quijote,  in  terms  of  its  psychological  development  of  characters,  and  finds  that  there  is,  in  fact,  far  more  development  of  individualism  (as  represented  in  individuated  desire)  than  previously  accepted.   In  the  third  section,    Visual  effects,    we  are  bestowed  with  two  incredible readings of the visual aspects of the text, both within the Persiles  itself and in interpretive works created by other artists that celebrate the  book.  Marta  Albalá  Pelegrín  s  analysis  of  the  text  s  references  to   784 contemporary  debates  on  the  visual  arts  demonstrates  the  complexity  of  Cervantes  s work and his acute awareness of other baroque methodologies,  while Patrick Lenaghan describes the afterlife of Cervantes  s text in creative  reimaginings of the text on par with those of the Quijote from the time of  publication into the nineteenth century.   The last section of the book,   Constructive Interruptions,   adds three  more important critiques of the Persiles  s ability to interrupt, deconstruct,  and  rebuild  our  understanding  of  both  text  and  the  world  around  us.  Collaboratively, David Castillo and William Egginton bring forth a reading of  the   Other   in Cervantes as a point of departure, an indication that there is  perhaps another way to look at the world that is not necessarily wrong just  because  it  is  not    ours.    Jacques  Lezra,  taking  a  very  different  approach,  looks  at  the  use  of  the  word    trabajo    (from  the  full  title)  and  how  both  English  translations  (work  and  labour)  can  be  seen  as  both  similar  and  opposing forces, used by Cervantes to create tension between manual and  intellectual  pursuits.  Finally,  Brownlee  s  chapter  brings  us  full  circle  to  Cervantes  s source text, comparing the two to demonstrate how the forces  of  humanity  and  society  simultaneously  allow  for  construction  and  interruption.  Likewise,  this  chapter  illustrates  the  connections  between  their  times  (Ancient  Greece  and  Early  Modern  Spain)  and  now,  and  how  these interruptions are just as relevant to us as they were to Heliodorus and  Cervantes and their contemporaries.   Overall, this volume brings together an excellent array of scholars and  perspectives  that  demonstrate  the  true  value  of  the  Persiles  as  a  modern  novel that has been frequently disregarded in scholarship and teaching. This  is, perhaps, in part due to its proximity to the Quijote, but as many of the  chapters maintain, it is worthy of standing on its own. The essays curated  by Brownlee bring to the scholarship of the Persiles a renewed commitment  and new directions, and will invigorate others to pick the Persiles back up  for inclusion in our research and syllabi.     ERIN ALICE COWLING   MacEwan University