Sex and the Single Hidalgo: Reflections on Eros in Don Quixote.

A chapter from the book "Studies in Honor of Elias Rivers" is presented. The chapter focuses on the Spanish literary image of the man on the run during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. It mentions that the man on the run is most often the abductor or seducer in his erotic life. It examines the...

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Published in:Studies In Honor of Elias Rivers pp. 76 - 94
Main Author: El Saffar, Ruth
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1989
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Summary:A chapter from the book "Studies in Honor of Elias Rivers" is presented. The chapter focuses on the Spanish literary image of the man on the run during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. It mentions that the man on the run is most often the abductor or seducer in his erotic life. It examines the character of Don Quixote created by Miguel de Cervantes which exposed the devotion to the creative female principle that the man on the run denies.