Don Quixote: The Ormsby Translation, Revised Backgrounds and Sources Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) [Paperback]

Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra (Author), John Ormsby (Author), Joseph Ramon Jones (Author), Kenneth Douglas (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0393090183 | ISBN-13: 978-0393090185 | Publication Date: March 1981 | Edition: Revised

The complete text of "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, Parts I and II," is here offered in a substantially revised version of the translation by John Ormsby, first published in 1885. Spelling and punctuation have been modernized, and recent textual scholarship has been taken into account in preparing the revisions; a detailed discussion of the procedures and principles followed by all the original prefatory material, including dedications, copyright notices, statements by the censor, and other items omitted by Ormsby.

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

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• Paperback: 1022 pages
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc; Revised edition (March 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393090183
• ISBN-13: 978-0393090185
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Classic of World Literature, April 16, 1998

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This review is from: Don Quixote: The Ormsby Translation, Revised Backgrounds and Sources Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback)

The best edition of this great work that I have yet to see. The notes are outstanding, the background material useful, and the commentary erudite. A must edition for the serious study of Cervantes.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great extras, December 12, 2008

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This review is from: Don Quixote: The Ormsby Translation, Revised Backgrounds and Sources Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback)

This is a very good translation but not as good as Edith Grossman's. The best part is the great extra material in the back which are chapters from Amadis of Gaul and Orlando Furioso which give important and succinct background material for understanding Don Quixote. The notes are good too and you can use it as a secondary translation because the Grossman translation does not have notes or background material which you will need; remember this book was written four hundred years ago and it helps to get the reader's horizon that Cervantes was writing for so long ago.