Cervantes in Algiers : a captive's tale
By: María Antonia Garcés.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng; spa; fre
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, -- 1547-1616 -- Captivity, 1575-1580; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, -- 1547-1616 -- Knowledge -- Algeria; Islam -- Relations -- Christianity; Algeria -- History -- 1516-1830
Description: "Returning to Spain after fighting in the Battle of Lepanto and other Mediterranean campaigns against the Turks, the soldier Miguel de Cervantes was captured by Barbary pirates and taken captive to Algiers. The five years he spent in the Algerian bagnios or prison-houses (1575-1580) made an indelible impression on his works. From the first plays and narratives written after his release to his posthumous novel, the story of Cervantes's traumatic experience continuously speaks through his writings.

Cervantes in Algiers offers a comprehensive view of his life as a slave and, particularly, of the lingering effects this traumatic experience had on his literary production."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cervantes : trauma and captivity; title: The Barbary corsairs; title: Writing Algiers : masters, slaves, and renegades; title: Staging captivity : El trato de Argel; title: An erotics of creation : la historia del cautivo; title: "Anudando este roto hilo" (tying up this broken thread).