Synopses & Reviews
A young woman is caught up in her ideas about romance and valor in this celebrated eighteenth-century parody of "Don Quixote"
Written in 1752 and admired by Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, and Dr. Johnson, "The Female Quixote" relates the comic misadventures of Arabella, a hapless aristocrat whose life becomes hopelessly confused with the romantic fiction she so adores. Charlotte Lennox parodies the style of Cervantes throughout, creating a high-spirited send-up of upper-class mores and literary convention. Timeless in its irreverent observations, this is a treasure of eighteenth-century English literature.
About the Author
Charlotte Lennox (c.1727 &1804), an American-born English novelist, was also the author of
The Life of Harriot Stuart and
Henrietta.
Amanda Gilroy and Wil Verhoeven teach at the University of Groningen.
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