The Transnational Hero

<p class=ql-align-justify>Miguel de Cervantes's <em>Don Quixote</em> has shaped the literary landscape in a myriad of ways inspiring extensive discussion of the novel's enduring significance. In these conversations the term <em>quixotic</em> has become a descriptor broadly applied to novels characters or concepts that echo Cervantes's masterpiece and his iconic protagonist. Yet this expansive use has inadvertently diluted the term's richness and specificity. In <em>The Transnational Hero </em>Dr. Gyulamiryan<em> </em>embarks on an exploration of <em>Don Quixote</em>'s intertextual influence analyzing the relations between parody imitation adaptation and what is quixotic. The author also considers the influence of the novel across literary history by revitalizing the concept of <em>re-accentuation</em> as theorized by Mikhail Bakhtin.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Through the lens of re-accentuation this book offers a fresh perspective on how we interpret the essence of <em>Don Quixote</em> by focusing on the quintessential characteristics of the Spanish knight errant: the reader the dreamer the adventurer and the lover. In examining over a dozen novels Gyulamiryan illuminates how re-accentuated Quixotes convey new layers of meaning within their respective contexts ultimately enriching our understanding of Cervantes's lasting legacy.</p>