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Don Quixote, Part I: Chapters XXVII-XXXV - Narrative Mastery and Character Development

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Overview

Explore the narrative mastery of Cervantes in this lecture on Don Quixote, Part I: Chapters XXVII-XXXV. Delve into the author's skillful combination of chivalric romance structure with multiple story design, examining how characters create meta-characters and reveal hidden narratives. Analyze the role of traumatic interruptions in shaping characters' memories and driving story progression. Investigate the function of memory as a repository of past recollections and a structuring force of the present self. Consider the Renaissance art aim of creating a network of varied narratives, exemplified by the scene of Dorotea being observed. Reflect on profound questions raised by the text: Is life merely acting out roles? Are we characters in someone else's fiction? If so, are we bound by ethics? Examine the importance of subtext and the concept of life's theatricality in Cervantes' masterpiece.

Syllabus

- Chapter 1. The Function of Memory in the Development of Characters
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- Chapter 2. The Network of Interrelated and Intertwined Stories
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- Chapter 3. Dorotea as the Object of Converging Gazes
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- Chapter 4. The Kingdom of Representations and the Theatricality of Life
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- Chapter 5. The Importance of Subtext
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