Screen LibraryDon Quixote /
When an ageing, impoverished nobleman decides to style himself Don Quixote and embarks upon a series of daring endeavours, it is clear that his ability to distinguish between reality and the fantasy world of literary romance has broken down. His exploits turn into comic misadventures, in which every...
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Alma Classics,
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| Publisher Address: | Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Spanish |
| Series: |
Alma Classics evergreens
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| Summary: |
When an ageing, impoverished nobleman decides to style himself Don Quixote and embarks upon a series of daring endeavours, it is clear that his ability to distinguish between reality and the fantasy world of literary romance has broken down. His exploits turn into comic misadventures, in which everyday objects are transformed into the accoutrements of chivalry, peasant girls become princesses and windmills are mistaken for formidable giants, leading the hero and his squire Sancho Panza into the realms of absurdity and humiliation. Renowned for its comical set pieces, Don Quixote is a profound meditation on the relationship between truth and fiction and the morality of deception, as well as the foundation stone of the modern novel. |
| Item Description: | Translated from the Spanish. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 784 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781847493774 1847493777 |
| CLC: | I551.43 |
| Call Number: | I551.43/C419-15 |