The Practice of Quixotism: Postmodern Theory and Eighteenth-Century Women's Writing

Gordon, S.

Using postmodern theory, The Practice of Quixotism explores eighteenth-century women's texts that use quixote narratives, which typically demand that individuals purge their minds of internalized fictions to insist instead that the reality we encounter is inevitably mediated by the texts we have read.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-12-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349535064

DOI: 10.1057/9780230601536

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 241