- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2013
Summary
Don Quixote, a lanky scarecrow of a man with his withered face and lantern jaw, dons his rusty armour and mounts his ramshackle steed, Rozinante. With lance couched he still rides through our lives, followed by his potbellied squire Sancho Panza.
With these words, Walter Starkie launches the introduction to his highly esteemed translation and abridgment of Cervantes’s great classic—a book that has enchanted generations of readers throughout the world.
Brimming with humor, rich…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451532299 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0451532295 |
| Author: | Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, Walter Starkie, Roberto González Echevarría |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Signet |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2013 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 107mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
“What a unique monument is this book!…How its creative genius, critical, free and human, soars above its age!”-Thomas Mann
“What a unique monument is this book!…How its creative genius, critical, free and human, soars above its age!”—Thomas Mann
About The Author
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) found some initial success as a playwright. From 1571 through 1575, he fought with the Spanish fleet and served in garrisons throughout Italy. He was then captured by the Turks in Algiers and held prisoner for five years. Upon his return to Spain, he held various diplomatic and government posts but faced constant financial hardship and served two terms in prison. His fame was secured with the publication of Don Quixote (1605) and its sequel, which was published shortly before his death.
Walter Starkie, noted authority on Spanish history and culture, eminent lecturer, scholar and writer, was for more than twenty years a professor at Dublin University. From 1940 to 1955, he was director of the British Institution in Madrid.
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