Product Description: The best-known book in Spanish literature, telling the story of the adventurous knight-errant and his squire Sancho Panzo, who set out to right the wrongs of the world.
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Rating: - Excellent choice
My daughter was very happy with this book as a Christmas gift. Arrived on time and in excellent condition.
Rating: - The Most Literal Translation from Cervantes' Spanish
If you care about textual integrity, Starkie's is the translation for you. I've compared certain phrases from the original Spanish by Cervantes and, of all the English versions I've seen, this is the most faithful. There is another version out there, often Nortonized, that leads the reader possibly astray from author intention. For instance, in Part One, Chapter Five, Putnam quotes Quixote as saying, "I know who I am, and who I may be, if I choose..." The original says, "I know who I am..." and ... Read More
Rating: - Text-to-Speech DISABLED
BOYCOTT all publishers who request the disabling of Text-to-Speech. While this book is fantastic the publisher obviously is NOT!!!
Rating: - Without discretion there can be no humor
'Don Quixote' is largely considered to be a satire on the popular chivalric ballads of Cervantes' day, but don't be fooled. This novel is no satire on chivalry, itself. Indeed, through the trials of Quixote and Sancho Panza, Cervantes is perhaps the greatest promoter of chivalric ideas that the West has ever known. No other protagonist so thoroughly embodies the ideals of heroism, romantic love, friendship, honor, discretion, trust, virtue, and adventure than does Don Quixote. It just so happens that ... Read More
Rating: - Don Quixote
I love the story but have never been able to finish the book. I listened to this on a road trip to California and found it very enjoyable. They did cut a major section, but I guess that is what you contend with in an abridged version.
- Excellent choice
- The Most Literal Translation from Cervantes' Spanish
- Don Quixote