Don Quixote Deluxe Edition

Don Quixote Deluxe Edition - Paperback

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Don Quixote Deluxe Edition - Paperback

Don Quixote Deluxe Edition - Paperback

by Miguel De Cervantes , Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , Edith Grossman
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Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece by Miguel de Cervantes, now available in a deluxe paperback edition.

Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, this celebrated literary classic Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Unless you read Spanish, you've never read Don Quixote as presented by the formidable translator Edith Grossman.

This deluxe edition features heavier stock, French flaps, and a dazzling cover that updates Cervantes' classic for 21st-century readers.

This landmark edition presents the timeless elements of a masterpiece:

  • The First Modern Novel: Discover the groundbreaking story that redefined literature, blending comedy, tragedy, and epic adventure in a way never seen before.
  • Iconic Literary Characters: Follow the deluded but noble knight-errant Don Quixote and his pragmatic, faithful squire, Sancho Panza, on their unforgettable journey across sixteenth-century Spain.
  • A Satirical Masterpiece: Explore Cervantes' brilliant satire of chivalric romances, a timeless commentary on the clash between idealism and the real world.
  • Definitive English Translation: Read the acclaimed translation by Edith Grossman, celebrated for capturing the energy and nuance of Cervantes' original Spanish for a new generation.

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New York Times Bestseller

Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Unless you read Spanish, you've never read Don Quixote as presented by the formidable translator Edith Grossman, now in deluxe paperback.
ISBN9780062391667
Author Miguel De Cervantes , Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , Edith Grossman
PublisherEcco Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2015
LanguageENG- English
Pages992
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Don Quixote of La Mancha

Don Quixote of La Mancha - Paperback

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By Miguel De Cervantes
About Miguel De Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spain's greatest literary figure, was born in Alcalá de Henares, a small town near Madrid, on October 9, 1547. He served as a soldier in the Spanish army, fighting in the Battle of Lepanto, where he received serious wounds and lost the use of his left hand. He was captured by Barbary pirates on a return journey to Spain from Italy in 1575 and spent five years imprisoned in Algiers. After his release, he worked as a government official and wrote plays, poetry, and fiction. The first part of Don Quixote of La Mancha was published in 1605, to immediate success, and the second part in 1615. He died in Madrid on April 23, 1616. Ilan Stavans is the publisher of Restless Books and Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include, most recently, Reclaiming Travel (Duke, co-written with Joshua Ellison) and Quixote: The Novel and the World (Norton). British translator John Ormsby (1829-1895) was most famous for his 1885 translation of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha, perhaps the most thorough and accurate English translation of the novel up to that time. His translation went through more editions than any other nineteenth-century version of the novel and was the first English version of the book to appear complete on the Internet. In his introduction, Ormsby scrutinized every previous major English version of Don Quixote and offered a controversial analysis of the work, critiquing Cervantes' writing style and refuting the commonly held view that Don Quixote is an innately noble character.
About Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra was born in Spain in 1547 to a family once proud and influential but now fallen on hard times. His father, a poor barber-surgeon, wandered up and down Spain in search of work. Educated as a child by the Jesuits in Seville, the creator of Don Quixote grew up to follow the career of a professional soldier. He was wounded at Lepanto in 1571, captured by the Turks in 1575, imprisoned for five years, and was finally rescued by the Trinitarian friars in 1580. On his return to Spain he found his family more impoverished than ever before. Supporting his mother, two sisters, and an illegitimate daughter, he settled down to a literary career and had hopes of becoming a successful playwright, but just then the youthful Lope de Vega entered triumphantly to transform the Spanish theatre by his genius. Galatea, a pastoral romance, was published in 1585, the year of Cervantes' marriage to Catalina de Palacios y Salazar Vozmediano. But it did not bring him an escape from poverty, and he was forced to become a roving commissary for the Spanish armada. This venture, which led to bankruptcy and jail, lasted for fifteen years. Although he never knew prosperity, Cervantes did gain a measure of fame during his lifetime, and Don Quixote and Sancho Panza were known all over the world. Part I of Don Quixote was published in 1605; in 1613, his Exemplary Novels appeared, and these picaresque tales of romantic adventure gained immediate popularity. Journey to Parnassas, a satirical review of his fellow Spanish poets, appeared in 1614, and Part II of Don Quixote in 1615 as well as Eight Plays and Eight Interludes. Miguel de Cervantes died on April 23, 1616, the same day as the death of Shakespeare--his English contemporary, his only peer.

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