Identifier	Thesis 2242
Author	Pantalone, Sarah Kristine, 1976-
Title	La experiencia cripto-musulmana en el Quijote : el caballero del verde gabán, "Santo a la jineta"
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2012
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	Miguel de Cervantes' El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha relates the adventures of Don Quijote and his sidekick Sancho Panza in a world in which reality and appearance are blurred together. This thesis observes that this dual reality creates an ambiguity in which Cervantes appears to cloak an array of social commentaries and criticisms during the censorship imposed by the Spanish Inquisition. Between 1609 and 1613, this population, known as the "moriscos", was exiled from their homeland. In an attempt to pull-back the layers to Cervantes' work, the situation of the "moriscos" was considered in this thesis. For example, it appears that the Hispano-Muslim characters represent and function as a voice for the community. While some characters are obvious, others are hidden and can only be recognized through very subtle clues with which Cervantes laced the Quijote. This thesis makes two assertions; it proposes, first, that don Diego de Miranda is most likely a Crypto-Muslim and, second, that his primary function in the Quijote, as a representative of the Hispano-Muslim community, is to confront the negative stereotypes of that community through his moral code and upright character. In short, he is the personification of human virtue, or, in the words of Sancho Panza he is a "Saint in short stirrups". Among other elements, this thesis provides: a brief narration of the socio-religious context in which the Quijote was written; the conditions that lead to Hispano-Muslim community going underground; and, a linguistic and historical analysis of certain literary devices used by Cervantes as to distinguish an oppressed people enduring extremes of hardship. Particular attention is given to providing a semantic analysis of the main title by which this character is known at the beginning: el Caballero del Verde. Furthermore, this thesis presents an in-depth analysis of the characteristics attributed to him by Cervantes in the character's self-introduction and moral code
Subject	Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote Don Quixote (Fictitious character) Moriscos in literature
Department	Department of Modern Languages
Advisor	Cortés de Morales, Angela
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	spa
OCLC number	824457106
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La experiencia cripto-musulmana en el Quijote : el caballero del verde gabán, "Santo a la jineta"

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