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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (English) Paperback Book

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ISBN-13
9781853260360
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ISBN
9781853260360
Publication Year
1992
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
Don Quixote
Item Height
198mm
Author
Miguel De Cervantes
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions LTD
Topic
Books
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
490g
Number of Pages
800 Pages

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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. Translated by Tobias Smollet. With an Introduction by David Whitlock. According to tradition Cervantes first conceived his comic masterpiece in jail - his avowed intent being to debunk the romances of chivalry. From first publication 'Don Quixote' was a best-seller, initially taken as a knockabout account of a mad Spanish gentleman and his cowardly peasant squire, but later reinterpreted as an enlightenment text, a representation of universal human nature, a myth of a tragic hero defending man's nobler aspirations, a study in alienation, a spiritual autobiography, a metaphor for Spain's imperial decline, an experimental novel that shaped later prose fiction, a tragedy and comedy in one, and a demonstration that ambiguity and uncertainty can lie at the centre of great art and that great art can be comic. Smollet's vigorous and lively translation brilliantly catches the feeling and tone of the Spanish original. It is a comic novelist's homage to a comic novelist. AUTHOR: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Alcala de Henares, near Madrid, Spain in 1547. His classic work, mostly written while he was in prison for debt, was 'The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'. Part I was published in 1605, and was almost immediately hailed as a masterpiece. The second part was finally published to great acclaim in 1615, just before his death the following year.

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Wordsworth Editions LTD
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ISBN-13
9781853260360
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Book Title
Don Quixote
Author
Miguel De Cervantes
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
1992
Number of Pages
800 Pages

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Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
490g

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Wordsworth Classics
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United Kingdom

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  • by tdob9934
    18 Mar, 2020Most favourable review

    Strange but amusing storyline. I liked it.

    Strange book but amusing story line. Might not suit some readers but I liked it. Very good value for such a thick book.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: i-got-to-have-that

  • by eQ9FGrVoQl-@Deleted
    10 Feb, 2021Most critical review

    great novel, but not by this publisher as print size far to small

    The writing was far too small. Probably half the size of normal paperback text, great difficulty reading this, had to give up in the end

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: roosie*sales

  • by pawa3634
    24 May, 2023

    Perfect

    It is a book I have been meaning to buy for some time as it is one of the world's classics so I am therefore very pleased with it.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: mikelemmings

  • by deseltri-0
    02 Oct, 2022

    Very good read

    Classic storytelling

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: book-factory

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    25 Nov, 2020

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    Love this book so relevant even now

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