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Don Quijote De La Mancha (I) (El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de La Mancha #1)
Este libro contiene los capÃÂtulos XV al XXI de la segunda parte y un prólogo de José MarÃÂa González de Mendoza.
Published
2000
by Edelsa
(first published 1605)
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First, an organizational note. I actually read this in parallel, in the original Spanish, and in the Penguin Classics English translation by J.M. Cohen. Anyone who is interested can follow my tortured progress through Book I at the link below:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
In this review, I will attempt a coherent summary of my reaction to Book I, and in the process try to justify my two-star rating.
Let me start by saying that I really gave it my best shot. I can't think of another book...more
J'avais essayé de lire les aventures de l'ingénieux hidalgo il y a quelques années, mais j'avais alors rapidement été dégouté, car il me semblait que manquant de connaître la plupart des références auxquelles Cervantes fait allusion, je passait à coté de tout le sel de l'ouvrage. J'ai donc décidé de combler mes lacunes avant de revenir côtoyer le héros du romans qui passe pour être le plus renommé qui soit au monde, en me nourrissant des histoires de chevaleries de la table ronde, du Tasse, de l...more
I understand that it has its place among historic literary devices and I respect it for that. With that being said, it would have been better at half its length. I got the point early on and at some point the theme repetition became tedious.
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Probably the best book in the world!
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'There is nothing in life more powerful than this piece of fiction. It is still the final and the greatest expression of human thought, the most bitter irony that a human is capable of expressing; and if the world came to an end and people were asked somewhere there: ‘Well, did you understand anything about...more
Don Quixote is such an adventurous fiction book. Quixote whose real name is Alfonso has a wild imagination. His dream is to be a knight. On his journey to strive for the position of a knight, he pretends to kill giants , save beautiful women and fight other knights. This book is perfect for a show and tell and also bedtime stories for kids.
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Esta edição tem demasiadas notas... Passei metade do tempo a ir ver o que era a nota só para descobrir que era apenas para indicar que era 1 expressão idiomática espanhola... OK!! Eu conseguia perceber isso sem que me interrompessem a leitura!
Tirando isso, o livro é OK... Não achei que fosse tudo aquilo que dizem dele mas lê-se bem.
English:
The portuguese edition by Biblioteca Editores Independentes has too many notes ... I spent half the time to go see what was the note only to find it was just...more
Tirando isso, o livro é OK... Não achei que fosse tudo aquilo que dizem dele mas lê-se bem.
English:
The portuguese edition by Biblioteca Editores Independentes has too many notes ... I spent half the time to go see what was the note only to find it was just...more
Блестящее произведение для зрелых умов.
May 02, 2012
Matias
is currently reading it
El Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha I y II, por Pierre Menard...¿o fue Cide Hamete Benengeli?, no, creo que en parte fueAlonso Fernández de Avellaneda, pero por las dudas (?) lo dejo en Miguel de Cervantes.
Siempre supe que tendría que leerlo en algún momento, cuando me obligaron a hacerlo en el liceo, lo esquive escribiendo un ensayo sobre la influencia que tuvo tanto en la literatura como en la cultura popular, don Quijote.
Pero, creo que llego el momentoes tiempo de que lo lea. En par
A work of art. The author MIguel de Cervantes Saavedra wrote what has come to be categorize as the best novel of all times. The many themes used in the novel take the reader to a world of fantasy and realistic events at the same time while maintaing the main theme of the plot. The characters become so realistic and representative of society in the 1600s. Here we have a gentleman , a knight, who sets to live some of the the stories he has read on books. It is a journey that takes him many enchant...more
Deservedly a classic of world literature, Don Quixote is many things--a farce, a comedy, an adventure, a tragedy, a metaphor for the human condition...
Much of the humor still holds up after all this time--particularly the low comedy, like slapstick humor (the book also has its share of more subtle satire and situational comedy, some of which I'm sure was lost on me). To fully appreciate it, though, you need to have some understanding of the kind of book Cervantes was parodying--the medieval chiv...more
Much of the humor still holds up after all this time--particularly the low comedy, like slapstick humor (the book also has its share of more subtle satire and situational comedy, some of which I'm sure was lost on me). To fully appreciate it, though, you need to have some understanding of the kind of book Cervantes was parodying--the medieval chiv...more
Don Quixote de la Mancha (translated by Walter Starkie) 1052 pages
Part I 1605
Part II 1615
Read September & October, 2010, audio reading by David Case.
“Don Quixote” is one of the earliest novels in the world, the first of which relates the quests of Alonso Quixano, a retired tall & thin country gentleman nearing 50, who has become obsessed with books about chivalry, and a fat & squat village friend named Sancho Panza, whom he hires to become his knight’s squire. The second part, p...more
Part I 1605
Part II 1615
Read September & October, 2010, audio reading by David Case.
“Don Quixote” is one of the earliest novels in the world, the first of which relates the quests of Alonso Quixano, a retired tall & thin country gentleman nearing 50, who has become obsessed with books about chivalry, and a fat & squat village friend named Sancho Panza, whom he hires to become his knight’s squire. The second part, p...more
Book one done!
That was such an undertaking that I don't know how to summarize the experience. Parts of the book are startlingly modern, self-aware and wry. Parts are a bit tedious. (Could they run into yet another 'most beautiful girl ever with a rich father unsure who she should marry'? Sometimes my comprehension slowed down to misery, looking up every word on the page until I gave up in frustration. Other times I felt I was really reading this, you know? It got better as I went along and I lo...more
That was such an undertaking that I don't know how to summarize the experience. Parts of the book are startlingly modern, self-aware and wry. Parts are a bit tedious. (Could they run into yet another 'most beautiful girl ever with a rich father unsure who she should marry'? Sometimes my comprehension slowed down to misery, looking up every word on the page until I gave up in frustration. Other times I felt I was really reading this, you know? It got better as I went along and I lo...more
Oct 10, 2010
Donna
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of classics
Recommended to Donna by:
myself
Well, that's me finished Part 1, I'm going to hold off a bit before embarking upon Part 2 - I've had all the knight errant I can take for a wee while.
'Don Quixote' is a work of literature that deserves the place it holds in the literary world. It's extremely well-written and at times highly amusing. Although Cervantes style of writing is dated, it's still very much understandable (unlike his English contemporary, Shakespeare) as it's written in prose.
The character of Don Quixote is a psychologis...more
'Don Quixote' is a work of literature that deserves the place it holds in the literary world. It's extremely well-written and at times highly amusing. Although Cervantes style of writing is dated, it's still very much understandable (unlike his English contemporary, Shakespeare) as it's written in prose.
The character of Don Quixote is a psychologis...more
Kesken jäi, 250 sivun jälkeen. Olisin ehkä vielä malttanut lukea pidemmälle, mutta kun ystäväni kertoi, ettei se siitä miksikään kehity, päätin että saa riittää. Tiedän nyt mistä on kyse, ja voin palata tarinan pariin, jos joskus siltä tuntuu. Ihan mukavasti etenevää tekstiä, mutta kaikki seikkailut ovat niin samankaltaisia, että alkoi kyllästyttää.
Kiinnostavaa oli lukea kuuluisasta tuulimyllytaistelusta. Sanonta "taistella tuulimyllyjä vastaan" tarkoittaa meistä useimmille (tekemäni laajan, noi...more
Kiinnostavaa oli lukea kuuluisasta tuulimyllytaistelusta. Sanonta "taistella tuulimyllyjä vastaan" tarkoittaa meistä useimmille (tekemäni laajan, noi...more
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I got this edition years ago...and it was sitting there on the shelf. I tried to read Don Quijote years ago, one of the original translation into French...but , quite frankly, I found it boring as I completly missed all the references. This modern translation was really entertaining.
May 17, 2013
Ðɑηηɑ
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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It was well-written/translated, but BORING! If you want to know what it feels like - read the first 12 chapters, and the two last chapters of the second volume. If you are only looking for a classic book to read, or you're in a challenge (like the rory-gilmore-challenge) - skip it, or read the chapters I highlighted here.
"Has de saber, Sancho, que todas estas desdichas que nos suceden son seňales de que pronto nuestras cosas van a ir mejor; porque no es posible que el mal ni el bien sean durables. Y así, como el mal ha durado mucho, el bien está ya cerca"
"Donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre"
:)
"Donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre"
:)
Mar 31, 2013
Paulina Sierra
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It is a good book, when I first read this book, I could never think that such a way to datail facts could be done. And I discover why Miguel de Cervantes is one of the best writers in the world. And I can add I could enjoy some passages of the bible. I love it , I fully recomend it.
Mi sono avvicinato al romanzo conoscendo solo l'episodio dei "Mulini a vento" scambiati per giganti, non potendo intuire cosa racchiudessero tutte le altre pagine. Il sorriso nasce spontaneo e ci si rallegra leggendo le gesta che popolano l'inizio del libro per le castronerie del provetto cavaliere errante. Col proseguo della storia, questo senso di felicità e leggerezza, inizia a dilatarsi. Quello che prima divertiva ora invece fa accrescere un amaro turbamento che vi accompagnerà per tutta la...more
Mi sono avvicinato al romanzo conoscendo solo l'episodio dei "Mulini a vento" scambiati per giganti, non potendo intuire cosa racchiudessero tutte le altre pagine. Il sorriso nasce spontaneo e ci si rallegra leggendo le gesta che popolano l'inizio del libro per le castronerie del provetto cavaliere errante. Col proseguo della storia, questo senso di felicità e leggerezza, inizia a dilatarsi. Quello che prima divertiva ora invece fa accrescere un amaro turbamento che vi accompagnerà per tutta la...more
Now, having read the first part, I wonder why I postponed for many years reading of this work of art. Excellent, fluent, deep, encouraging. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes classic books. This is truly remarkable piece of literature.
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A classic!. I read it in Spanish for one of my classes in college. Years later when I lived in Southern Spain for five years, the book came to life. Great story but long...
Se lo daria 5 estrellas, pero es tan largo, no lo terminé, y el español que usa es difícil para una estranjera. De todas formas, lo encontraba divertido.
Lovely book. It may get boring in the 2nd part, at least the 1st chapters, but it is a great book...plsssss read it!
Miles de estudios, analísis, películas, series, dibujos animados, se han hecho y estudiado sobre la principal obra de todos los tiempos de la literatura española.
Ovu knjigu nisam prije citao iz straha od par stotina stranica dosade: sada tek vidim zabludu—nema straha od dosade!
The story of a gentle knight, a man seeking truth and justice who goes beautifully mad in the process. Caveat: Cervantes and Shakespeare were contemporaries, but CERVANTES IS NO SHAKESPEARE.
The story of a gentle knight, a man seeking truth and justice who goes beautifully mad in the process. Caveat: Cervantes and Shakespeare were contemporaries, but CERVANTES IS NO SHAKESPEARE.
Most phenomenal novel - so multilayered, so beyond its time, so funny, so important.
What can I say about this book other than it is the best book of all times! People write books about this book, there is no way I can say how this books make me feel in just a few words. My favorite part about this book is the friendship between D.Q. and Sancho Panza. I love the characters as if I knew them personally. Every time there is a big event in my life I think of this book. I often find myself thinking "wow, I'm just like Don Quijote!" (I'm not joking!!) I love, love love this book and...more
No soy digno de hacer crítica de esta novela. La primera de la historia.
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus Don Quixote is often considered the first modern novel.
It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.
In 1569, Cervantes...more
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It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.
In 1569, Cervantes...more
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