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Estuche Obras completas Cervantes Vols. I y II
La editorial Ctedra ha publicado esta segunda edicin (la primera es de 2003) de las Obras Completas de Miguel de Cervantes en dos volmenes, metidos en un estuche con motivo del 400 aniversario de su muerte del gran escritor espaol. Adems de "Don Quijote de la Mancha", las Obras Completas acogen ttulos como: "El cerco de Numancia", "Entremeses", "Los trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda", "La Galatea"; "La fuerza de la sangre", "El celoso extremeo" o "Novelas Ejemplares".
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First published January 1, 1615
About the author
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
4,991 books3,715 followersMiguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as 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 moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.
He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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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 moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.
He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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May 16, 2026
Decir Cervantes es decir España, y decir Quijote es decir universo, literatura, vivir y cruzada contra esa evidente insensatez que se llama idealismo y que consiste en sustituir la realidad por pajas mentales. Don Quijote es la chanza de eso hecha andadura, contrastada con la sensatez de Sancho.
Pero este libro tiene mucho más. Quien no se ha leído toda la obra de Cervantes no ha caído en la cuenta del engaño en que vive propiciado por el espejismo del mundo anglófono, que cree que con dinero se consigue todo. Aunque el dinero sea lo que mueve el mundo, no es más que una entelequia, algo a lo que damos valor sin que lo tenga objetivamente.
Pero este libro tiene mucho más. Quien no se ha leído toda la obra de Cervantes no ha caído en la cuenta del engaño en que vive propiciado por el espejismo del mundo anglófono, que cree que con dinero se consigue todo. Aunque el dinero sea lo que mueve el mundo, no es más que una entelequia, algo a lo que damos valor sin que lo tenga objetivamente.
March 1, 2026
Aventures souvent assez loufoques, ds le style comique / bouffonnerie de l'époque. Cervantes en profite au passage pour quelques critiques et satyre de la société espagnole : pas extrêmement fréquentes ni marquées, mais on retrouve par ex de nombreuses remarques sur les mœurs a travers les histoires des personnages rencontrés (curieux malavisé, etc.). Idem sur les moyens de divertissement (livres de chevalerie qui rendent bête), et qqs autres exemples.
Sancho, qui s'exprime quasi uniquement a travers des proverbes populaires et rêve d'être gouverneur d'une île, est l'incarnation du peuple espagnol et le premier vecteur de parodie : bête, fainéant, naïf, égoïste, mangeur et buveur, intéressé mais bien intentionné
Sans doute l'ancêtre du roman "psychologique" : la réalité perçue par Don Quichotte vs celle perçue par les autres. Alors que lui touche parfois au sublime en même tps que le ridicule le plus stupide, en cherchant tjrs à agir de la manière la plus vertueuse et généreuse possible, sans aucune considération pr lui-même.
Et la question presque formulée : alors qu'il semble (par moments au moins) avoir conscience de son cas, peut-on choisir volontairement de vivre dans une autre perception du monde ?
Sancho, qui s'exprime quasi uniquement a travers des proverbes populaires et rêve d'être gouverneur d'une île, est l'incarnation du peuple espagnol et le premier vecteur de parodie : bête, fainéant, naïf, égoïste, mangeur et buveur, intéressé mais bien intentionné
Sans doute l'ancêtre du roman "psychologique" : la réalité perçue par Don Quichotte vs celle perçue par les autres. Alors que lui touche parfois au sublime en même tps que le ridicule le plus stupide, en cherchant tjrs à agir de la manière la plus vertueuse et généreuse possible, sans aucune considération pr lui-même.
Et la question presque formulée : alors qu'il semble (par moments au moins) avoir conscience de son cas, peut-on choisir volontairement de vivre dans une autre perception du monde ?
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