"Cosmic Wit: Essays in Honor of Edward H. Friedman," edited by Vicente Pérez de Léon, Martha García, and G. Cory Duclos

"Cosmic Wit: Essays in Honor of Edward H. Friedman," edited by Vicente Pérez de Léon, Martha García, and G. Cory Duclos This collection of articles pays homage to the influential and generous scholar Edward H. Friedman. The editors include personal essays about their work with Professor Friedman at three pivotal points in his career: as a professor at University of Indiana, as a professor at Vanderbilt University, and as editor of Bulletin of the Comediantes. All articles are by Professor Friedman's former students. Here are the contents: I. IntroductionII. Breaking Away, circa 1993 / Vicente Pérez de LeónIII. Back in 2000 and Beyond / Martha GarcíaIV. A Comedy of Editors 1999-2017 / G. Cory DuclosV. Synopsis of articlesVI. Articles: Too Near the Bone: Translation, Los melindres de Belisa and the Problem of Proximity / Mindy E. Badía Quijotes transatlánticos and Golden-Age Latin Americanism / Robert Bayliss Terceras and pandering wives in Tirso's El pretendiente al revés / Kathleen Cos