More popular in their day than Don Quxixote, Cervantes's Exemplary Stories (1613) surprise, challenge and delight. Ranging from the picaresque to the satirical, the Exemplary Stories defy the conventions of heroic chivalric literature through a combination of comic irony, moral ambiguity, realism, and sheer mirth. This new translation captures the full vigour of Cervantes's wit and make available two rarely printed gems, "The Illustrious Kitchen Maid" and "The Power of Blood."
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"West shows...ingenuity and resourcefulness at bringing across the complex linguistic, generic and social nuances of the originals....West's book should be the translation of choice for students and general readers, whatever their motive for reading this poetry may be, and even experienced scholars will want to see what West has made of the difficult and controversial passages they encounter in their own study of Greek....By all means acquire this beautifully produced volume."--International Journal of the Classical Tradition
"Clear, modern translation free of the defects of both literalism and unnecessary paraphrase. A very useful book for a survey of Greek lit course."--Douglas Domingo Foraste, California State University at Long Beach
"A representative and entrancing collection faithfully rendered with musical elegance and, when the occasion demands, frankly lucid."--E.N. Genovese, San Diego State University
"Finally an affordable replacement for Lattimore! This selection is enormous, the notes are generous in scope. I will adopt this next time I do Greek lit."--D.W. Tandy, University of Tennessee
"While translation always pays a price, this one can boast a language vigorous and frank, and above all, readable."--Donald L. Jennermann, Religious Studies Review
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"Clear, modern translation free of the defects of both literalism and unnecessary paraphrase. A very useful book for a survey of Greek lit course."--Douglas Domingo Foraste, California State University at Long Beach
"A representative and entrancing collection faithfully rendered with musical elegance and, when the occasion demands, frankly lucid."--E.N. Genovese, San Diego State University
"Finally an affordable replacement for Lattimore! This selection is enormous, the notes are generous in scope. I will adopt this next time I do Greek lit."--D.W. Tandy, University of Tennessee
"While translation always pays a price, this one can boast a language vigorous and frank, and above all, readable."--Donald L. Jennermann, Religious Studies Review
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish
Original Language: Spanish
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Those are beautiful, charming stories about life and characters in Cervantes's time, perfectly despicted. I would suggest to read them in Spanish so as not to loose the amazing prose of the author. I read The Little Gipsy Girl when I was a child and still remember the magic of the story.
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little gipsy girl, illustrious kitchen maid, hundred gold escudos, old gipsy woman, tunny fisheries, fifty escudos, other gipsies, jealous old man, gipsy women, gipsy girls, hired mule, travelling clothes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chief Magistrate, Glass Graduate, Diego de Carriazo, Juana Carducha, Sevillano Inn, Wise Dog, Clementa Bueso, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Campo Gate, Church of St Lawrence, Hospital of the Resurrection, Lope Asturiano, Nicholas Snub-Nose, San Salvador Square, Tomis Rodaja New!
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I would prefer, if it were possible, dearest reader, not to have to write this prologue, for the one I put in my Don Quixote was not such a success that I am eager to follow it up with another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
little gipsy girl, illustrious kitchen maid, hundred gold escudos, old gipsy woman, tunny fisheries, fifty escudos, other gipsies, jealous old man, gipsy women, gipsy girls, hired mule, travelling clothes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chief Magistrate, Glass Graduate, Diego de Carriazo, Juana Carducha, Sevillano Inn, Wise Dog, Clementa Bueso, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Campo Gate, Church of St Lawrence, Hospital of the Resurrection, Lope Asturiano, Nicholas Snub-Nose, San Salvador Square, Tomis Rodaja New!
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- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra on 13 pages
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- Don Quixote (Modern Library Classics) by Miguel de Cervantes on 13 pages
- Orlando Innamorato (Orlando in Love) by Matteo Maria Boiardo in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Don Quixote: Unabridged Edition (Signet classics) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in Front Matter, and page 3
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