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Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant have found its way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction, the 'books of chivalry', this precursor of the modern novel broadened and deepened into a sophisticated, comic account of the contradictions of human nature.
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Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, Peter Anthony Motteux, Stephen Boyd
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Don Quixote
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1853260363
- ISBN13
- 9781853260360
- Series
- Don Quixote (comic)
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Humor, Classics, Adventure Fiction, School, Spanish Literature, Spain, Barcelona
- First published
- 1605
- Original title
- El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant have found its way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction, the 'books of chivalry', this precursor of the modern novel broadened and deepened into a sophisticated, comic account of the contradictions of human nature.