Don Quixote De La Mancha [Paperback]

Miguel de Cervantes (Author), Tobias Smollett (Translator), Carlos Fuentes (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1986

The adventures of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza continue as he carries on his quest for chivalry and romance. Part 2. (Nine 90-minute cassettes)

--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Cervantes's masterpiece Don Quixote , Henry Fielding's favorite novel, was also much admired by Fielding's contemporary Smollett, who published a vigorous, highly readable translation in 1755. Eighteenth-century collections will be enriched by this edition (not reissued since the 19th century, and never published in America), which includes Smollett's life of Cervantes, his note on the translation, and his annotations to the novel. The foreword and introduction by Fuentes, however, are disappointing; concentrating on Cervantes and his times they tell us almost nothing about the raison d'etre for this edition, Smollett's translation. Smollett's pungent, jocular prose is ideally suited for his task; his translation makes a delightful alternative to the various attempts to render Don Quixote into modern English. Peter Sabor, English Dept., Queen's Univ., Kingston, Ont.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (February 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374519439
• ISBN-13: 978-0374519438
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)