The Literature of Jealousy in the Age of Cervantes
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: December 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780826216960
Subjects: Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; Literature and society; Jealousy in literature; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Portugal; Spain; European - Spanish & Portuguese; History and criticism; Classical period, 1500-1700; Spanish literature
Description: "Explores the theme of jealousy in early modern Spanish literature through the works of Lope de Vega, Cervantes, and Góngora. Using the philosophical frameworks of Vives, Descartes, Freud, and DeSousa, Wagschal proposes that the theme of jealousy offered a means for working through political and cultural problems involving power"--Provided by publisher.