“The Bagnios of Algiers” and “The Great Sultana”–Now Available

 "The Bagnios of Algiers" and "The Great Sultana": Two Plays of Captivity

Miguel de Cervantes. Edited and translated by Barbara Fuchs and Aaron J. Ilika

208 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 map

Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4209-6 | $34.95 | £23.00

The first English translation of two captivity plays by Cervantes, set in Algiers and Constantinople. Featuring a lively cast of corsairs, captives, and renegades, they offer important insights into early modern Spain's conception of the world of Islam.

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