Don Quixote

Don Quixote

About the Book

Complete and unabridged, Don Quixote is the epic tale of the man from La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza. Their picaresque adventures in the world of seventeenth-century Spain form the basis of one of the great treasures of Western literature.
 
In a new translation that “comes closest, among the modern translations, to the simple, intimate, direct style that characterizes Cervantes’ narrative,”* Don Quixote is a novel that is both immortal satire of an outdated chivalric code and a biting portrayal of an age in which nobility was a form of madness.
 
*John J. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, University of Kentucky and Past President of the Cervantes Society of America
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Praise for Don Quixote

“What a unique monument is this book!...How its creative genius, critical, free and human, soars above its age!”—Thomas Mann
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About the Author

Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born in Spain in 1547. He read the classics of Latin, Italian, and Spanish literature; knew mythology well; and was a clever poet. Before his literary career, from 1571 to 1575, Cervantes fought with the Spanish fleet and served in garrisons in Italy. He was captured by the Turks on his way back home and was held for ransom in Algiers for five years. Upon his return to Spain, he held various government posts but faced constant financial hardships and served two terms in prison. His fame was secured with the publication of Don Quixote in 1605 and its sequel ten years later. More by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
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About the Author

Tom Lathrop
Tom Lathrop is the editor of Cervantes: Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America. He has translated both abridged and unabridged editions of Don Quixote, in addition to a children’s version. Lathrop has also spoken about the book in national and international forums, and has received the “Order of Don Quixote,” the highest award made by Sigma Delta Phi. He was also invested by the king of Spain as an officer in the Order of Isabel la Católica. Lathrop has a PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from UCLA and is professor emeritus at the University of Delaware. More by Tom Lathrop
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