{"product_id":"don-quixote-paperback","title":"Don Quixote - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Lathrop\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete and unabridged, \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e is the epic tale of the man from La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza. Their picaresque adventures in the world of seventeenth-century Spain form the basis of one of the great treasures of Western literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a new translation that \"comes closest, among the modern translations, to the simple, intimate, direct style that characterizes Cervantes' narrative,\"* \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that is both immortal satire of an outdated chivalric code and a biting portrayal of an age in which nobility was a form of madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*John J. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, University of Kentucky and Past President of the Cervantes Society of America\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiguel De Cervantes Saavedra\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Spain in 1547 to a family once proud and influential but now fallen on hard times. His father, a poor barber-surgeon, wandered up and down Spain in search of work. Educated as a child by the Jesuits in Seville, the creator of \u003cb\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/b\u003e grew up to follow the career of a professional soldier. He was wounded at Lepanto in 1571, captured by the Turks in 1575, imprisoned for five years, and was finally rescued by the Trinitarian friars in 1580. On his return to Spain he found his family more impoverished than ever before. Supporting his mother, two sisters, and an illegitimate daughter, he settled down to a literary career and had hopes of becoming a successful playwright, but just then the youthful \u003cb\u003eLope de Vega\u003c\/b\u003e entered triumphantly to transform the Spanish theatre by his genius. \u003cb\u003eGalatea\u003c\/b\u003e, a pastoral romance, was published in 1585, the year of Cervantes' marriage to \u003cb\u003eCatalina de Palacios y Salazar Vozmediano\u003c\/b\u003e. But it did not bring him an escape from poverty, and he was forced to become a roving commissary for the Spanish armada. This venture, which led to bankruptcy and jail, lasted for fifteen years. Although he never knew prosperity, Cervantes did gain a measure of fame during his lifetime, and Don Quixote and Sancho Panza were known all over the world. Part I of Don Quixote was published in 1605; in 1613, his \u003cb\u003eExemplary Novels\u003c\/b\u003e appeared, and these picaresque tales of romantic adventure gained immediate popularity. \u003cb\u003eJourney to Parnassas\u003c\/b\u003e, a satirical review of his fellow Spanish poets, appeared in 1614, and Part II of Don Quixote in 1615 as well as \u003cb\u003eEight Plays and Eight Interludes\u003c\/b\u003e. Miguel de Cervantes died on April 23, 1616, the same day as the death of Shakespeare--his English contemporary, his only peer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1072\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 6.74 x 4.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756020465952,"sku":"9780451531810","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/22fe9cdf859af45f8a96b703e1653dd5.webp?v=1780072793","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/don-quixote-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}