Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray – he tilts at windmills, ...
"Don Quixote is practically unthinkable as a living being," said novelist Milan Kundera. "And yet, in our memory, what character is more alive?"----Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de ...
El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha inici su carrera histrica con un xito inmediato e internacional, y tras cuatro siglos de vida lectura, traduccin, ilustracin y difusin, se ha convertido en uno de los libros fundamentales de la literatura universal moderna. Lo llaman la novela mxima, ...
"Backgrounds and Context" invites readers to explore the creative process that culminated in the publication of Don Quijote. Included are selections from works parodied by Cervantes (Amadis of Gaul and Orlando Furioso) and a portion of the spurious sequel to Part 1 written by Fernandes de Avellan...
El Quijote se publica en el primer tercio del siglo XVII. Cervantes sintetiza en su obra magna aspectos fundamentales tanto del Renacimiento como del Barroco, pero lo importante de su obra no esta en su adscripcion a uno u otro movimiento, sino en la superacion de ambos. Al margen de consideracio...
This is the story of Don Quixote: Alonzo Quixada, an avid reader of tales of chivalry, decides one day that it is his destiny to become a knight-errant. He finds himself a knight-like name, some armour, a horse, a name for the horse, and a lady-love, and later a squire (the wonderful Sancho Panza...