Cervantes, Aristotle, and the "Persiles" [Paperback]

Any student of Cervantes' literary production must at some point take into account the theories that inspired the plan and creation ofLos Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismundafor, of all Cervantes' works, it is the one most directly related to the author's awareness of literary theory.

This volume, in attempting to clarify thePersiles, traces the major influences reflected in the Renaissance literary theories which inspired it, examines Cervantes' ambivalent attitude toward those theories as revealed in his works, and provides a close examination of the structure of thePersiles.

Originally published in 1970.

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