https://andresmarrugo.net/tags/novel/ Recent content in Novel on Andres Marrugo Hugo en-US Sun, 10 Aug 2025 21:01:36 -0500 https://andresmarrugo.net/posts/2025-08-10-an-archetype-of-human-experience/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 21:01:36 -0500 https://andresmarrugo.net/posts/2025-08-10-an-archetype-of-human-experience/ <p>I’m listening to <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/1629978868?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&amp;share_location=pdp">The Rise of the Novel</a> from The Great Courses—a fascinating journey through a genre we take for granted today, yet which wasn’t always part of our cultural landscape.</p> <p>Many scholars agree that the first true novel was Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. I had known this for a while, but never really explored why—or what that meant at the time. In this course, professor Leo Damrosch, an expert in literature, guides us through these questions with a rare clarity. He reminds us to approach them from a distance, aware that we belong to a different culture and time. We inevitably bring our own lens to the discussion, yet must also imagine how the people of that era understood these issues.</p>