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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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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