Don Quixote

Miguel De Cervantes

Description

“Don Quixote looms so wonderfully above the skylines of literature, a gaunt giant on a lean nag, that the book lives and will live through his sheer vitality…The parody has become a paragon.”-Vladimir Nabokov

“A more profound and powerful work than this is not to be met with…The final and greatest utterance of the human mind.”- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote is regarded not only as the first modern novel, but also as one of the most important works of fiction ever produced. The subtle and hopeful irony, resplendent variety of characters and its thoroughly entertaining sense of adventure and friendship has dazzled readers for more than four hundred years. It was published in Spain in two volumes, first in 1605 then followed by the second in 1615. Cervantes’ use of realism and everyday language in Don Quixote was revolutionary at the time, and its influence on the development of literature may only be surpassed by the work of Shakespeare.

In the opening of this extraordinary book, Alonso Quijano, a noble living in sixteenth-century Spain, has become consumed with the act of reading, and subsequently assumes the identity of the chivalrous knights that he loves to read about. Transformed into Don Quixote, he embarks on his first ill-fated journey as a “knight”. The defeated Quixote returns home, to only prepare himself better for the next adventure of delusion. On his second journey Quixote has enlisted the peasant Sancho Panza to appropriate the role of his squire. Although the duo is ridiculously mismatched in every sense, their inextricable bond is one of the most fascinating of friendships ever created on paper. Between their disordered adventures -of battling windmills and herds of sheep and endless mishaps- are the stories of those who are encountered on the journey. The book eventually becomes a hall of mirrors, and Cervantes explores preconceptions of narrative, reliability, and morality that are strikingly modern. Ultimately, Quixote’s preposterous fantasies become haunting as the reader of this book will surely begin to question what is real and what is not. The story of Don Quixote has been adapted into numerous forms, including opera, musicals, ballets, music and film.

With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Don Quixote is both modern and readable.

Sujets

• Fantastique
• Epic Fantasy
• Dulcinea del Toboso
• Spanish literature
• Dulcinea
• La Mancha
• Dulcinée
• Classics
• Sancho Panza
• Fiction
• Castille-La Manche

Informations

• Publié par: Mint Editions
• Date de parution: 15 novembre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781513265629
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
 
Don Quixote was first published in 1605.
This edition published by Mint Editions 2020.
ISBN 9781513264943 | E-ISBN 9781513265629
Published by Mint Editions®

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Publishing Director: Jennifer Newens
Project Manager: Gabrielle Maudiere
Design & Production: Rachel Lopez Metzger
Translation: John Ormsby
Typesetting: Westchester Publishing Services
 
C ONTENTS V OLUME I I.   W HICH T REATS OF THE C HARACTER AND P URSUITS OF THE F AMOUS G ENTLEMAN D ON Q UIXOTE OF L A M ANCHA II.   W HICH T REATS OF THE F IRST S ALLY THE I NGENIOUS D ON Q UIXOTE M ADE F ROM H OME III.   W HEREIN IS R ELATED THE D ROLL W AY IN W HICH D ON Q UIXOTE HAD H IMSELF D UBBED A K NIGHT IV.   O F W HAT H APPENED TO O UR K NIGHT W HEN H E L EFT THE I NN V.   I N W HICH THE N ARRATIVE OF O UR K NIGHT ’ S M ISHAP IS C ONTINUED VI.   O F THE D IVERTING AND I MPORTANT S CRUTINY W HICH THE C URATE AND T HE B ARBER M ADE IN THE L IBRARY OF O UR I NGENIOUS G ENTLEMAN VII.   O F THE S ECOND S ALLY OF O UR W ORTHY K NIGHT D ON Q UIXOTE OF L A M ANCHA VIII.   O F THE G OOD F ORTUNE W HICH THE V ALIANT D ON Q UIXOTE HAD IN THE T ERRIBLE AND U NDREAMT - OF A DVENTURE OF THE W INDMILLS , WITH O THER O CCURRENCES W ORTHY TO BE F ITLY R ECORDED IX.   I N W HICH IS C ONCLUDED AND F INISHED THE T ERRIFIC B ATTLE B ETWEEN THE G ALLANT B ISCAYAN AND THE V ALIANT M ANCHEGAN X.   O F THE P LEASANT D ISCOURSE THAT P ASSED B ETWEEN D ON Q UIXOTE AND H IS S QUIRE S ANCHO P ANZA XI.   O F W HAT B EFELL D ON Q UIXOTE WITH C ERTAIN G OATHERDS XII.   O F W HAT A G OATHERD R ELATED TO T HOSE WITH D ON Q UIXOTE XIII.   I N W HICH IS E NDED THE S TORY OF THE S HEPHERDESS M ARCELA , WITH O THER I NCIDENTS XIV.   W HEREIN ARE I NSERTED THE D ESPAIRING V ERSES OF THE D EAD S HEPHERD , T OGETHER WITH O THER I NCIDENTS NOT L OOKED FOR XV.   I N W HICH IS R ELATED THE U NFORTUNATE A DVENTURE THAT D ON Q UIXOTE F ELL IN WITH W HEN H E F ELL O UT WITH C ERTAIN H EARTLESS Y ANGUESANS XVI.   O F W HAT H APPENED TO THE I NGENIOUS G ENTLEMAN IN THE I NN W HICH H E T OOK TO BE A C ASTLE XVII.   I N W HICH ARE C ONTAINED THE I NNUMERABLE T ROUBLES W HICH THE B RAVE D ON Q UIXOTE AND H IS G OOD S QUIRE S ANCHO P ANZA E NDURED IN THE I NN , W HICH TO H IS M ISFORTUNE H E T OOK TO BE A C ASTLE XVIII.   I N W HICH IS R ELATED THE D ISCOURSE S ANCHO P ANZA H ELD WITH H IS M ASTER , D ON Q UIXOTE , AND O THER A DVENTURES W ORTH R ELATING XIX.   O F THE S HREWD D ISCOURSE W HICH S ANCHO H ELD W ITH H IS M ASTER , AND OF THE A DVENTURE THAT B EFELL H IM WITH A D EAD B ODY , T OGETHER WITH O THER N OTABLE O CCURRENCES XX.   O F THE U NEXAMPLED AND U NHEARD - OF A DVENTURE W HICH WAS A CHIEVED BY THE V ALIANT D ON Q UIXOTE OF L A M ANCHA WITH L ESS P ERIL T HAN ANY E VER A CHIEVED BY ANY F AMOUS K NIGHT IN THE W ORLD XXI.   W HICH T REATS OF THE E XALTED A DVENTURE AND R ICH P RIZE OF M AMBRINO ’ S H ELMET , T OGETHER WITH O THER T HINGS THAT H APPENED TO O UR I NVINCIBLE K NIGHT XXII.   O F THE F REEDOM D ON Q UIXOTE C ONFERRED ON S EVERAL U NFORTUNATES W HO A GAINST T HEIR W ILL W ERE B EING C ARRIED WHERE T HEY HAD N O W ISH TO G O XXIII.   O F W HAT B EFELL D ON Q UIXOTE IN THE S IERRA M ORENA , W HICH WAS O NE OF THE R AREST A DVENTURES R ELATED IN THIS V ERACIOUS H ISTORY XXIV.   I N W HICH IS C ONTINUED THE A DVENTURE OF THE S IERRA M ORENA XXV.   W HICH T REATS OF THE S TRANGE T HINGS THAT H APPENED TO THE S TOUT K NIGHT OF L A M ANCHA IN THE S IERRA M ORENA , AND OF H IS I MITATION OF THE P ENANCE OF B ELTENEBROS XXVI.   I N W HICH ARE C ONTINUED THE R EFINEMENTS W HEREWITH D ON Q UIXOTE P LAYED THE P ART OF A L OVER IN THE S IERRA M ORENA XXVII.   O F H OW THE C URATE AND THE B ARBER P ROCEEDED WITH T HEIR S CHEME ; T OGETHER WITH O THER M ATTERS W ORTHY OF R ECORD IN THIS G REAT H ISTORY XXVIII.   W HICH T REATS OF THE S TRANGE AND D ELIGHTFUL A DVENTURE THAT B EFELL THE C URATE AND THE B ARBER IN THE S AME S IERRA XXIX.   W HICH T REATS OF THE D ROLL D EVICE AND M ETHOD A DOPTED TO E XTRICATE O UR L OVE - STRICKEN K NIGHT FROM THE S EVERE P ENANCE H E HAD I MPOSED U PON H IMSELF XXX.   W HICH T REATS OF A DDRESS D ISPLAYED BY THE F AIR D OROTHEA , WITH O THER M ATTERS P LEASANT AND A MUSING XXXI.   O F THE D ELECTABLE D ISCUSSION B ETWEEN D ON Q UIXOTE AND S ANCHO P ANZA , H IS S QUIRE , T OGETHER WITH O THER I NCIDENTS XXXII.   W HICH T REATS OF WHAT B EFELL D ON Q UIXOTE ’ S P ARTY AT THE I NN XXXIII.   I N W HICH IS R ELATED THE N OVEL OF “T HE I LL - ADVISED C URIOSITY ” XXXIV.   I N W HICH IS C ONTINUED THE N OVEL OF “T HE I LL - ADVISED C URIOSITY ” XXXV.   W HICH T REATS OF THE H EROIC AND P RODIGIOUS B ATTLE D ON Q UIXOTE H AD WITH C ERTAIN S KINS OF R ED W INE , AND B RINGS THE N OVEL OF “T HE I LL - ADVISED C URIOSITY ” TO A C LOSE XXXVI.   W HICH T REATS OF M ORE C URIOUS I NCIDENTS THAT O CCURRED AT THE I NN XXXVII.   I N WHICH IS C ONTINUED THE S TORY OF THE F AMOUS P RINCESS M ICOMICONA , WITH O THER D ROLL A DVENTURES XXXVIII.   W HICH T REATS OF THE C URIOUS D ISCOURSE D ON Q UIXOTE D ELIVERED ON A RMS AND L ETTERS XXXIX.   W HEREIN THE C APTIVE R ELATES H IS L IFE AND A DVENTURES XL.   I N WHICH THE S TORY OF THE C APTIVE IS C ONTINUED XLI.   I N W HICH THE C APTIVE S TILL C ONTINUES H IS A DVENTURES XLII.   W HICH T REATS OF W HAT F URTHER T OOK P LACE IN THE I NN , AND OF S EVERAL O THER T HINGS W ORTH K NOWING XLIII.   W HEREIN IS R ELATED THE P LEASANT S TORY OF THE M ULETEER , T OGETHER WITH O THER S TRANGE T HINGS THAT C AME TO P ASS IN THE I NN XLIV.   I N W HICH ARE C ONTINUED THE U NHEARD - OF A DVENTURES OF THE I NN XLV.   I N W HICH THE D OUBTFUL Q UESTION OF M AMBRINO ’ S H ELMET AND THE P ACK -S ADDLE IS F INALLY S ETTLED , WITH O THER A DVENTURES THAT O CCURRED IN T RUTH AND E ARNEST XLVI.   O F THE E ND OF THE N OTABLE A DVENTURE OF THE O FFICERS OF THE H OLY B ROTHERHOOD ; AND OF THE G REAT F EROCITY OF O UR W ORTHY K NIGHT , D ON Q UIXOTE XLVII.   O F THE S TRANGE M ANNER IN W HICH D ON Q UIXOTE OF L A M ANCHA WAS C ARRIED AWAY E NCHANTED , T OGETHER WITH O THER R EMARKABLE I NCIDENTS XLVIII.   I N W HICH THE C ANON P URSUES THE S UBJECT OF THE B OOKS OF C HIVALRY , WITH O THER M ATTERS W ORTHY OF H IS W IT XLIX.   W HICH T REATS OF THE S HREWD C ONVERSATION W HICH S ANCHO P ANZA H ELD WITH H IS M ASTER D ON Q UIXOTE L.   O F THE S HREWD C ONTROVERSY W HICH D ON Q UIXOTE AND THE C ANON H ELD , T OGETHER WITH O THER I NCIDENTS LI.   W HICH D EALS WITH W HAT THE G OATHERD T OLD T HOSE W HO W ERE C ARRYING O FF D ON Q UIXOTE LII.   O F THE Q UARREL THAT D ON Q UIXOTE HAD WITH THE G OATHERD , T OGETHER WITH THE R ARE A DVENTURE OF THE P ENITENTS , W HICH WITH AN E XPENDITURE OF S WEAT H E B ROUGHT TO A H APPY C ONCLUSION V OLUME II I.   O F THE I NTERVIEW THE C URATE AND THE B ARBER HAD WITH D ON Q UIXOTE ABOUT H IS M ALADY II.   W HICH T REATS OF THE N OTABLE A LTERCATION W HICH S ANCHO P ANZA HAD WITH D ON Q UIXOTE ’ S N IECE , AND H OUSEKEEPER , T OGETHER WITH O THER D ROLL M ATTERS III.   O F THE L AUGHABLE C ONVERSATION THAT P ASSED B ETWEEN D ON Q UIXOTE , S ANCHO P ANZA , AND THE B ACHELOR S AMSON C ARRASCO IV.   I N W HICH S ANCHO P ANZA G IVES A S ATISFACTORY R EPLY TO THE D OUBTS AND Q UESTIONS OF THE B ACHELOR S AMSON C ARRASCO , T OGETHER WITH O THER M ATTERS W ORTH K NOWING AND T ELLING V.   O F THE S HREWD AND D ROLL C ONVERSATION THAT P ASSED B ETWEEN S ANCHO P ANZA AND H IS W IFE T ERESA P ANZA , AND O THER M ATTERS W ORTHY OF B EING D ULY R ECORDED VI.   O F W HAT T OOK P LACE B ETWEEN D ON Q UIXOTE AND H IS N IECE AND H OUSEKEEPER ; O NE OF THE M OST I MPORTANT C HAPTERS IN THE W HOLE H ISTORY VII.   O F W HAT P ASSED B ETWEEN D ON Q UIXOTE AND H IS S QUIRE , T OGETHER WITH O THER V ERY N OTABLE I NCIDENTS VIII.   W HEREIN IS R ELATED W HAT B EFELL D ON Q UIXOTE ON H IS W AY TO S EE H IS L ADY D ULCINEA D EL T OBOSO IX.   W HEREIN IS R ELATED W HAT W ILL BE S EEN T HERE X.   W HEREIN IS R ELATED THE C RAFTY D EVICE S ANCHO A DOPTED TO E NCHANT T HE L ADY D ULCINEA , AND O THER I NCIDENTS AS L UDICROUS AS T HEY ARE T RUE XI.   O F THE S TRANGE A DVENTURE W HICH THE V ALIANT D ON Q UIXOTE HAD WITH THE C AR OR C ART OF “T HE C ORTES OF D EATH ” XII.   O F THE S TRANGE A DVENTURE W HICH B EFELL THE V ALIANT D ON Q UIXOTE WITH THE B OLD K NIGHT OF THE M IRRORS XIII.   I N W HICH IS C ONTINUED THE A DVENTURE OF THE K NIGHT OF THE G ROVE , T OGETHER WITH THE S ENSIBLE , O RIGINAL , AND T RANQUIL C OLLOQUY THAT P ASSED B ETWEEN THE T WO S QUIRES XIV.   W HEREIN IS C ONTINUED THE A DVENTURE OF THE K NIGHT OF THE G ROVE XV.   W HEREIN IT IS T OLD AND K NOWN W HO THE K NIGHT OF THE M IRRORS AND H IS S QUIRE W ERE XVI.   O F W HAT B EFELL D ON Q UIXOTE WITH A D ISCREET G ENTLEMAN OF L A M ANCHA XVII.   W HEREIN IS S HOWN THE F URTHEST AND H IGHEST P OINT W HICH THE U NEXAMPLED C OURAGE OF D ON Q UIXOTE R EACHED OR C OULD R EACH ; T OGETHER WITH THE H APPILY A CHIEVED A DVENTURE OF THE L IONS XVIII.   O F W HAT H APPENED D ON Q UIXOTE IN THE C ASTLE OR H OUSE OF THE K NIGHT OF THE G REEN G ABAN , T OGETHER WITH O THER M ATTERS O UT OF THE C OMMON XIX.   I N W HICH IS R ELATED THE A DVENTURE OF THE E NAMOURED S HEPHERD , T OGETHER WITH O THER T RULY D ROLL I NCIDENTS XX.   W HEREIN AN A CCOUNT IS G IVEN OF THE W EDDING OF C AMACHO THE R ICH , T OGETHER WITH THE I NCIDENT OF B ASILIO THE P OOR XXI.   I N W HICH C AMACHO ’ S W EDDING IS C ONTINUED , WITH O THER D ELIGHTFUL I NCIDENTS XXII.   W HEREIN IS R ELATED THE G RAND A DVENTURE OF THE C AVE OF M ONTESINOS IN THE H EART OF L A M ANCHA , W HICH THE V ALIANT D ON Q UIXOTE B ROUGHT TO A H APPY T ERMINATION XXIII.   O F THE W ONDERFUL T HINGS THE I NCOMPARABLE D ON Q UIXOTE S AID H E S AW IN THE P ROFOUND C AVE OF M ONTESINOS , THE I MPOSSIBILITY AND M AGNITUDE OF W HICH C AUSE THIS A DVENTURE TO BE D EEMED A POCRYPHAL XXIV.   W HEREIN ARE R ELATED A T HOUSAND T RIFLING M ATTERS , AS T RIVIAL AS T HEY ARE N ECESSARY TO THE R I