The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete

The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete

Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2024-08-12

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13:

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"The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a cornerstone of Western literature, chronicling the adventures and misadventures of the iconic character Don Quixote. Driven by an obsession with chivalric romances, the aging Alonso Quixano renames himself Don Quixote and sets out to revive knight-errantry, accompanied by his loyal squire, Sancho Panza. Throughout their journey, Don Quixote's idealism and delusions lead him to view the world through a fantastical lens, mistaking windmills for giants and inns for castles. Sancho Panza, with his earthy wisdom and practicality, serves as a foil to his master's lofty ideals, resulting in a series of humorous and poignant episodes. Cervantes' novel is a rich tapestry of satire, adventure, and philosophical reflection, exploring themes of reality versus illusion, the nature of heroism, and the transformative power of literature. The characters' interactions and the various subplots provide a deep and nuanced portrait of 16th-century Spanish society. "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete" is celebrated for its inventive narrative structure, enduring characters, and profound insights into the human condition. Cervantes' work continues to resonate with readers, offering timeless lessons on the power of imagination and the complexities of human nature.


Don Quixote Vol II

Don Quixote Vol II

Author: Miguel de Cervantes

Publisher:

Published: 2022-10-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789395862110

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Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. A founding work of Western literature, it is often labeled as the first modern novel and one of the greatest ever written. Don Quixote is also one of the most-translated books in the world. The plot revolves around the adventures of a member of the lowest nobility, an hidalgo (""Son of Someone""), from La Mancha named Alonso Quixano, who reads so many chivalric romances that he either loses or pretends to have lost his mind in order to become a knight-errant (caballero andante) to revive chivalry and serve his nation, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixote's rhetorical monologues on knighthood, already considered old-fashioned at the time, and representing the most vivid realism in contrast to his master's idealism. In the first part of the book, Don Quixote does not see the world for what it is and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story. When first published, Don Quixote was usually interpreted as a comic novel. After the French Revolution, it was better known for its central ethic that individuals can be right while society is quite wrong and was seen as a story of disenchantment. In the 19th century, it was seen as social commentary, but no one could easily tell ""whose side Cervantes was on"". Many critics came to view the work as a tragedy in which Don Quixote's idealism and nobility are viewed by the post-chivalric world as insane, and are defeated and rendered useless by common reality. By the 20th century, the novel had come to occupy a canonical space as one of the foundations of modern literature.


The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete

The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete

Author: Miguel de Cervantes

Publisher:

Published: 2015-12-26

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781522930884

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You know you're doing something right when your nation's language is sometimes referred to by your name. So it was with Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright whose Don Quixote is often regarded as the first modern novel and an unquestioned classic of Western literature. Don Quixote's influence on the Spanish language was so profound that the language is sometimes referred to as la lengua de Cervantes ("the language of Cervantes"). Fittingly, de Cervantes died on April 23, 1616, the very same day Shakespeare died. Published in two volumes a decade apart (in 1605 and 1615), Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age in the Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published and is sometimes awarded the honor of "best literary work ever written."


Tales of Don Quixote

Tales of Don Quixote

Author: Barbara Nichol

Publisher: Tundra Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0887767443

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A retelling of the exploits of an idealistic Spanish country gentleman and his shrewd squire who set out, as knights of old, to search for adventure, right wrongs, and punish evil.


Don Quijote, 2nd Norton Critical Edition

Don Quijote, 2nd Norton Critical Edition

Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780393617474

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"Diana de Armas Wilson's introductory study captures the true essence of why Cervantes's novel has become a valuable piece of our shared cultural heritage. Humour, satire, and the religious and political conflicts that plagued the era all form part of Cervantes's great vision, and Wilson's study provides thorough analysis of why we still want to read the adventures of his would-be knight errant and his loyal squire over four centuries later." --AARON KAHN, University of Sussex


The History of Don Quixote; Volume 1

The History of Don Quixote; Volume 1

Author: Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

Publisher: Pinnacle Press

Published: 2017-05-26

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13: 9781375014403

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Don Quixote - 1st Edition

Don Quixote - 1st Edition

Author: Miguel de Cervantes

Publisher:

Published: 2010-01-18

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 9781450517195

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Don Quixote, errant knight and sane madman, with the company of his faithful squire and wise fool, Sancho Panza, together roam the world and haunt readers' imaginations as they have for nearly four hundred years.