Three Exemplary Novels/Tres Novelas Ejemplares
A Dual-Language Book
Author: Stanley Appelbaum and Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra Series: Dover Dual Language Spanish
From the creator of "Don Quixote," the most famous figure in Spanish literature, comes this trio of novellas: "La gitanilla," a gypsy romance; "El coloquio de los perros," a dialogue between two dogs; and "Rinconete y Cortadillo," a day in the underworld of 18th-century Seville. Introduction, new English translation, and notes.
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From the creator of "Don Quixote," the most famous figure in Spanish literature, comes this trio of novellas: "La gitanilla," a gypsy romance; "El coloquio de los perros," a dialogue between two dogs; and "Rinconete y Cortadillo," a day in the underworld of 18th-century Seville. Introduction, new English translation, and notes.
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From the creator of Don Quixote, the most famous figure in Spanish literature, comes this trio of popular novellas: ""La gitanilla,"" a gypsy romance; ""El coloquio de los perros,"" a lively dialogue between two dogs; and ""Rinconete y Cortadillo,"" a day in the underworld of eighteenth-century Seville.Written in the baroque language of Cervantes' era, these works are not easily read in the original Spanish. This new English translation presents as complete and literal an interpretation as possible. The dual-language format offers students and teachers an excellent tool for reading and comprehending the obsolete and semantically altered terms of the past. It also fosters a fresh appreciation of the author's story construction and wordplay. Editor Stanley Appelbaum guides the reader with an informative Introduction and helpful notes throughout the text.
About the Author
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Alcal de Henares, 1547-Madrid, 1616). Espa a. Hijo de Rodrigo Cervantes, cirujano, y Leonor de Cortina. Se sabe muy poco de su infancia y adolescencia. Era el cuarto hijo entre siete. Las primeras noticias que se tienen de Cervantes son de su etapa de estudiante, en Madrid. A los veintid 's a os se fue a Italia, para acompa ar al cardenal Acquaviva. En 1571 particip en la batalla de Lepanto, donde sufri heridas en el pecho y la mano izquierda. Aunque su brazo qued inutilizado, combati despu 's en Corf , Ambarino y T nez. En 1584 se cas con Catalina de Palacios, no
From the creator of Don Quixote, the most famous figure in Spanish literature, comes this trio of novellas: "La gitanilla," a gypsy romance; "El coloquio de los perros," a dialogue between two dogs; and "Rinconete y Cortadillo," a day in the underworld of 18th-century Seville. Introduction, new English translation, and notes.
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