- Classic Literature, England in fiction, Fiction, Romance
The Female Quixote completely inverts the adventures of Don Quixote. While the latter mistook himself for the hero of a Romance, Arabella believes she is the fair maiden. She believes she can fell a hero with one look and that any number of lovers would be happy to suffer on her behalf.
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Nostalgic, warm, ironic and cool.
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- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
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About the book
- First published
- 1752
- Pages
- 376
- Publisher
- Oxford U.P., Penguin Classics, Penguin
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140439878
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