>Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:26:39 +0100
>From: "Mackenzie, David" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: De Joseph V. Ricapito: RE: De David Mackenzie; nota
>bene  de       ARL
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>  Dear Bob and company:
>
>I do seem to have put the bats in the belfry, do I not? We'll certainly get
>the book in which Joe's article appears to see what he has to say (the 'we'
>refers to my two colleagues who are cervantine experts, and me, the amateur
>interloper). All views welcome when we set up our stall in the market, ne?
>Seems a touch odd to want to 'put an end to the notion' of DQ as a funny
>book when  it contains such wonderful comic episodes, but the proof of the
>pudding will doubtless be in the eating.
>
>Yours with Cidian 'mesura',
>
>David Mac.
>
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>From: Coloquio Cervantes
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>Subject: Fwd: De Joseph V. Ricapito: RE: De David Mackenzie; nota bene  de
>ARL
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>Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:36:05 -0500
>From: Joseph V Ricapito <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Fwd: RE: De David Mackenzie; nota bene de ARL
>To: "A. Robert Lauer" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Dear Bob and Cervantine friends:
>Your mention of Russell (and I think we are thinking of P.E. Russell,
>and
>in this regard to Anthony Close) causes me to inform you of an article I
>did:  "Cervantes and the 'Funny Book' Syndrome."  I published this in  A
>Celebration of
>Brooklyn Hispanism.  Eds:  Filer, Marva, Domenich Finello and William
>Scherzer.  Newark, Del.:  Juan de la Cuesta, 2004, pp. 13-44.
>In it I hope to put an end to the notion of the Quijote as a "funny
>book."
>If you read the article, I think you will agree.
>Best to you and all Cervantine colleagues, Joseph V. Ricapito
>P.S. If your library does not have it, please let me know and I can send
>you a copy of the article.
>
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