The Moor and the Novel: Narrating Absence in early modern Spain

Quinn, Mary B.

This book reveals fundamental connections between nationalist violence, religious identity, and the origins of the novel in the early modern period. Through fresh interpretations of music, literature, and history it argues that the expulsion of the Muslim population created a historic and artistic aperture that was addressed in new literary forms.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349452972

DOI: 10.1057/9781137299932

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 185