Don Quixote by Edith Grossman (English) Paperback Book

Description: Don Quixote by Edith Grossman, Miguel de Cervantes, Prof. Harold Bloom Widely regarded as the worlds first modern novel, Don Quixote chronicles the pamous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant don Quixote de la Mancha and his faithful squire, SAncho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Widely regarded as the worlds first modern novel, Don Quixote chronicles the pamous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant don Quixote de la Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Back Cover Edith Grossmans definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the adventures of the self-created knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. You havent experienced Don Quixote in English until youve read this masterful translation. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. Author Biography Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547, in Alcala de Henares, Spain. At twenty-three he enlisted in the Spanish militia and in 1571 fought against the Turks in the Battle of Lepanto, where a gunshot wound permanently crippled his left hand. He spent four more years at sea and then another five as a slave after being captured by Barbary pirates. Ransomed by his family, he returned to Madrid but his disability hampered him; it was in debtors prison that he began to write Don Quixote. Cervantes wrote many other works, including poems and plays, but he remains best known as the author of Don Quixote. He died on April 23, 1616.Edith Grossman is the award-winning translator of major works by many of Latin Americas most important writers. Born in Philadelphia, she attended the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Berkeley before receiving her PhD from New York University. She lives in New York City. Review "Grossman has given us an honest, robust and freshly revelatory Quixote for our times" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A major literary achievement." -- New York Times Book Review"Ms. Grossman...has provided a Quixote that is agile, playful, formal and wry.... What she renders splendidly is the books very heart." -- New York Times"It is thrilling to add Grossmans to the bookshelf of Don Quixote possibilities. Her rendition confirms that Cervantes imperfect masterpiece is as much at home in Shakespeares tongue as it is in Spanish." -- Los Angeles Times"This new translation relates the story of the man of La Mancha and his vivid imagination in a way that is more in tune with a 21st-century reader." -- Los Angeles Daily News"Marvelous new translation." -- The New Yorker"The Grossman translation blows the dust off Cervantes, leaving his light-footed prose and his sly, gentle mockeries." -- Dallas Morning News"[Edith Grossmans] rendering of Cervantes prose conveys all of its complex subtleties in a fresh and attractive style that is neither overly traditional nor colloquial." -- San Diego Union-Tribune"This new version of Don Quixote is thoroughly modern...the words are familiar, the humors intact." -- Austin American-Statesman Review Quote "Grossman has given us an honest, robust and freshly revelatory Quixote for our times" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A major literary achievement." -- Carlos Fuentes, New York Times Book Review Description for Teachers/Educators Widely regarded as the worlds first modern novel, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through 16th century Spain. "Don Quixote is greater today than he was in Cervantess womb. [He] looms so wonderfully above the skyline of literature, a gaunt giant on a lean nag, that the book lives and will live through [his] sheer vitality. . . . He stands for everything that is gentle, forlorn, pure, unselfish, and gallant. The parody has become a paragon."-Vladimir Nabokov Details ISBN0060934344 Author Prof. Harold Bloom Language English ISBN-10 0060934344 ISBN-13 9780060934347 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2005 Short Title DON QUIXOTE Audience Age 14-18 Series P.S. (Paperback) Translator Edith Grossman Imprint ECCO Press Place of Publication Hopewell Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780060934347 UK Release Date 2005-04-26 AU Release Date 2005-04-26 NZ Release Date 2005-04-26 US Release Date 2005-04-26 Pages 976 Publisher ECCO Press Publication Date 2005-04-26 DEWEY 860 Audience General Imprint US Ecco Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43643862;

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