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The Creative Legal Histories Of Cervantes And Jurist Antonio De La Peña, Susan Byrne Jan 2021

The Creative Legal Histories Of Cervantes And Jurist Antonio De La Peña, Susan Byrne

Department of World Languages Faculty Research

In the Quijote’s intercalated novella titled El curioso impertinente, Miguel de Cervantes narrates the story of a husband inducing his best friend to seduce his wife. This study compares Cervantes’ use of juridical detail in that story with contemporaneous legal arguments and punishments for a husband who acts as procurer for his wife.