Francisco de Quevedo: Dreams and Discourses [Spanish]

by Francisco de Quevedo

Book Overview

The Suenos is one of the most controversial, witty and fantastic works of early 17th century Spanish literature. The five Dreams minutely analyse stupidity, ignorance and evil, as these could be found in contemporary society. The work's serious moral intention, often masked by the author's pointed anger, scabrous wit, wide learning, love of verbal gymnastics and surreal flights of imaginative fantasy, has for 350 years presented a challenge to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0856683523
• ISBN13: 9780856683527
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 8.3"