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Don Quixote

(Wordsworth Classics)

By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

(87)

| Paperback | 9781853260360

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Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray. At the same time the Continue

Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel, Don Quixote is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with.

Translated by P.A. Motteaux.Introduction and Notes by Stephen Boyd, University College, Cork.Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, has fascinated generations of readers, and inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert, Picasso and Richard Strauss. The tall, thin knight and his short,fat squire, Sancho Panza, have found their way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Supposedly intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction of the day, the 'books of chivalry', this precursor of the modern novel broadened and deepened into a sophisticated, comic account of the contradictions of human nature.Cervantes' greatest work can be enjoyed on many levels, all suffused with a subtle irony that reaches out to encompass the reader.

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  • Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

    Edith Grossman's new translation of Cervantes' Don Quixote is a landmark event. Is it? Really!? Well, yes. Yes it is! The world's first novel is consistantly voted (in all those lists we all - well, I - love: eg the Guardian's hundred best books) as ... (read full critics)

    readysteadybook published on Mon, 18 Jul 2005

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    I know I am going to get slated for this but this has to be one of the most disappointing 'great' pieces of literature I have ever come across - I guess it may once more be a question of translation, and the need to consider quite actively learning to read at least a modern Spanish version. To me i ... (continue)

    I know I am going to get slated for this but this has to be one of the most disappointing 'great' pieces of literature I have ever come across - I guess it may once more be a question of translation, and the need to consider quite actively learning to read at least a modern Spanish version. To me it's like trying to get through a long opera: I know I should be able to appreciate high art, know that it should be doing my soul some good, understand that it's a piece of nonpareil brilliance but I fail utterly to be engaged, stimulated or entertained. My apologies to all and any Spanish users of aNobii - in defence I can only say I wouldn't be surprised or shocked if any of you had the same reaction to Chaucer in translation...

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