Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2013
Journal or Book Title
Cervantes in Perspective
First Page
87
Last Page
109
Abstract
Cervantes must have felt that the ongoing transformation to a culture dominated by the written verse had significant drawbacks, at least when it came to music and poetry. As a result, in Don Quixote the author expects the reader to find the textual cues to suitably perform the novel’s lyrical poetry, in much the same way as the troubadours of his youth would have. We will never know if his contemporaneous readers picked up on these clues. But, they are there nonetheless, indicating that Cervantes had an astonishing knowledge of early modern musical forms, while also reminding us that he was at a crossroads in history when society struggled with the significance of the written word.
Copyright Owner
Iberoamericana
Copyright Date
2013
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gasta, Chad M., "Writing to be Heard: Performing Music in Don Quixote" (2013). World Languages and Cultures Publications. 32.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/language_pubs/32
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Classical Literature and Philology Commons, Ethnomusicology Commons, European Languages and Societies Commons
Comments
This chapter is from the book Cervantes in Perspective (2013): 87. Posted with permission.