Don Quixote: History and Adventures - Brossura

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel De

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1853267953 ISBN 13: 9781853267956

Casa editrice: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998

Riassunto

A middle-aged Spaniard, impressed by the fantasy he finds in books, sets off with his servant to revive the age of chivalry.

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L'autore:

Translated by Charles Jarvis, and edited with an Introduction by E. C. Riley, Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies, University of Edinburgh

Product Description:

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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• Editore: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1853267953
• ISBN 13: 9781853267956
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 992