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