La Galatea: The Embryonic Manifestation of Cervantes's Narrative Genius

Narratological studies of Cervantes's work up to this moment in time concentrate solely on Don Quixote. Markedly absent from the critical arena are studies that focus on narrative voices in Cervantes's other lengthy narratives, La Galatea and Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda. Editorial voices and the inherent narrative complexity that they bring to a text are not limited to the confines of the Quixote. This article will provide a narratological perspective on Cervantes's La Galatea, focusing on the continuity and change in the narrative discourse. Specifically, it will trace the development of an editorial voice, or a supernarrator, in the Galatea.