{"product_id":"9781442610316","title":"Quixotic Frescoes","description":"Author: Frederick A. de Armas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781442610316\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 344 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man, Miguel de Cervantes left his home in Spain and travelled extensively through Italy, experiencing all that the Italian Renaissance had to offer.  In his later writings, Cervantes sought to recapture his experience through literature, and literary critics have often pointed to Italian texts as models for Cervantes' writing.  The art of the period, however, has seldom been examined in this context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the politics of imitation, self-censorship, religious ideology expressed through the pictorial, as well as the gendering of art as reflected in Cervantes' work.  This detailed and exhaustive study is an invaluable contribution to both Hispanic and Renaissance studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919356477598,"sku":"ING-9781442610316","price":82.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781442610316.jpg?v=1782810881","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781442610316","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}