An Early Self
Subtitle: Jewish Belonging in Romance Literature, 1499-1627
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: Nov 19, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780804787451
Description: This volume discusses five Early Modern literary texts that emerged in Europe between 1499 and 1627: 'La Celestina', the 'Dialoghi d'Amore' by Leone Ebreo, the first picaresque novel, 'Lazarillo de Tormes', Michel de Montaigne's 'Essais', and Joao Pinto Delgado's poeticising treatments of biblical texts. The book understands these texts as essential for the epoch, the interpretation of which has hitherto focused mainly on the - alleged or actual - Jewish, 'New Christian', or Marranic affiliation of their authors.
Notes: Source title: An Early Self: Jewish Belonging in Romance Literature, 1499-1627 (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)