Don Juan and the Point of Honor Seduction, Patriarchal Society, and Literary Tradition

Name: Don Juan and the Point of Honor Seduction, Patriarchal Society, and Literary Tradition
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ISBN: 9780271007816

ISBN-10: 0271007818

ISBN-13: 9780271007816

Edition: 1992

Authors: James Mandrell

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This study of Don Juan treats literary representations and various critical and theoretical interpretations in order to undertake a systematic examination of the many questions surrounding the character. On the one hand, it might be argued that Don Juan threatens society, since he is supposedly an agent of social anarchy. On the other hand, given his intriguing sexual accomplishments, he could be viewed as a positive expression of life itself. Rather than addressing or answering these question, James Mandrell shows what is at stake in the asking of such questions and, moreover, what is at stake in any and all representations and considerations of Don Juan.After a discussion of the ways that…

Book details

List price: $66.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 5/1/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 324
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English

James Mandrell is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at Brandeis University.



Acknowledgments


A Note on Translation


Introduction



The One and the Same: Meaning and the Critical Myth of Don Juan



Don Juan and the Author: Honor and Seduction



Don Juan and the Reader: the Psychology of Seduction



Don Juan and the Economy of Desire: Principals of Exchange, Principles of Exclusion


Conclusion: and the Point of Honor


Works Cited


Index