Rosinante to the Road Again

"Spain," he said, «is the most civilized country in Europe. The growth of our civilization has never been interrupted by outside influence. The Phoenicians, the Romans—Spain's influence on Rome was, I imagine, fully as great as Rome's on Spain; think of the five Spanish emperors;—the Goths, the Moors;—all incidents, absorbed by the changeless Iberian spirit.... Even Spanish Christianity,» he continued, smiling, «is far more Spanish than it is Christian…» «Rosinante to the Road Again» is a novel set in Madrid, Spain. It follows the quest of Telemachus, a man who is looking for his father as he rides on his horse named Rosinante.