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Cervantes, Raphael, and the classics (1998)

Cervantes, Raphael, and the classics (1998)

Literary Fiction

Frederick Alfred De Armas

Year: 1998
Authors: Frederick Alfred De Armas
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Frederick de Armas argues convincingly in this book that throughout his literary career, Cervantes was in fact engaged in a conversation with the classical authors of Greece and Rome, especially through the interpretations of antiquity presented by the artist Raphael. Rather than looking at Cervantes's texts in relation to other literary works, this book demonstrates how Cervantes's trip to Italy and his observation of Italian Renaissance art - particularly the works of Raphael at the Vatican - led him to create new images and structures in his works.