Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes, John Rutherford, John Rutherford

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Penguin Classics
01 May 2003

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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.

By: Miguel de Cervantes
Translated by: John Rutherford, John Rutherford
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 125mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9780140449099
ISBN 10: 0140449094
Pages: 1056
Publication Date: 01 May 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Miguel de Cervantes Saaverda's (1547-1616) life was occupied with a struggle to earn a livelihood from literature and humble government employment. As well as Don Quixote, he wrote a number of plays and a collection of highly accomplished short stories, Exemplary Tales (1613). John Rutherford is a Fellow of the Queen's College Oxford and a Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Spanish American literature. He has translated Leopoldo's La Regenta for Penguin Classics.