‘Didn’t I tell you they were only windmills? And only someone with windmills on the brain could have failed to see that!’
Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote’s fancy leads them wildly astray. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel, Don Quixote is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with.
John Rutherford’s landmark translation does full justice to the energy and wit of Cervantes’s prose. His introduction discusses the traditional works parodied in Don Quixote, as well as issues surrounding literary translation.
Voted greatest book of all time by the Nobel Institute
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‘Didn’t I tell you they were only windmills? And only someone with windmills on the brain could have failed to see that!’
Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote’s fancy leads them wildly astray. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel, Don Quixote is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with.
John Rutherford’s landmark translation does full justice to the energy and wit of Cervantes’s prose. His introduction discusses the traditional works parodied in Don Quixote, as well as issues surrounding literary translation.
Voted greatest book of all time by the Nobel Institute
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Penguin Classics Series |
Release date | 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
Authors | Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra |
Translators | John Rutherford |
Dimensions | 198 x 130 x 48mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 1022 |
Edition | Rev Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-044909-9 |
Barcode | 9780140449099 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-14-044909-4 |