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Cervantes - Don Quixote (Wordsworth Classics) - 9781853260360 - KMK0022068
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Don Quixote (Wordsworth Classics)

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Description for Don Quixote (Wordsworth Classics) paperback. Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant have found its way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction, the 'books of chivalry', this precursor of the modern novel broadened and deepened into a sophisticated, comic account of the contradictions of human nature. Translator(s): Motteaux, P. A. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 516. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear

Translated by P. A. Motteux

With an Introduction and Notes by Stephen Boyd, University College, Cork

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 ... Read more

Cervantes’ greatest work can be enjoyed on many levels, all suffused with a subtle irony that reaches out to encompass the reader, and does not leave the author outside its circle.

Peter Motteux’s fine eighteenth-century translation, acknowledged as one of the best, brilliantly succeeds in communicating the spirit of the original Spanish.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Good
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853260360
SKU
KMK0022068
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Cervantes
Translated by P.A. Motteaux. Introduction and Notes by Stephen Boyd, University College, Cork

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