RT Journal Article
T1 Gaskell and Spanish Culture : Quixotic Traces in "Cranford" and "The Moorland Cottage"
A1 Puchol Vázquez, Blanca
AB ABSTRACT: Although there is no evidence that Gaskell read Cervantes’s "Don Quixote" or travelled to Spain, one can find evidence of her awareness of Spanish culture and its literature in both her letters and her fiction. She mentions Spain in different letters – the country itself, its products, its songs and its literature. In her fiction, Spain is mentioned as the new home country of Frederick, the heroine’s brother in "North and South". In "Cranford" and "The Moorland Cottage", we find different quixotic figurations, from the traditional – and closer to the original – old nobleman to the female version. This study analyses Gaskell’s connections with Spain and its culture, with a particular focus on the quixotic heroine in "The Moorland Cottage".
PB The Gaskell Society
SN 2041-8582
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132637
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132637
LA eng
NO Puchol Vázquez, Blanca. «Gaskell and Spanish Culture : Quixotic Traces in “Cranford” and “The Moorland Cottage”». The Gaskell Journal, vol. 35, 2021, pp. 19-40.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 abr 2026