Publisher's Synopsis
About the Series: DON QUIXOTE (Complete Illustrated Edition in two Parts)With more than 300 illustrations by Gustave Doré.Translated by John Ormsby.Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( 29 September 1547 (assumed) - 22 April 1616 NS) was a Spanish writer who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's preeminent novelists. His novel Don Quixote has been translated into over 140 languages and dialects; it is, after the Bible, the most-translated book in the world.Don Quixote, a classic of Western literature, is sometimes considered both the first modern novel and the best work of fiction ever written. Cervantes' influence on the Spanish language has been so great that the language is often called la lengua de Cervantes ("the language of Cervantes"). He has also been dubbed El príncipe de los ingenios ("The Prince of Wits").When first published, Don Quixote was usually interpreted as a comic novel. After the French Revolution, it was better known for its central ethic that individuals can be right while society is quite wrong and seen as disenchanting. In the 19th century, it was seen as a social commentary, but no one could easily tell "whose side Cervantes was on". Many critics came to view the work as a tragedy in which Don Quixote's idealism and nobility are viewed by the post-chivalric world as insane, and are defeated and rendered useless by common reality. By the 20th century, the novel had come to occupy a canonical space as one of the foundations of modern literature.Part 1The First Sally (Chapters 1-5)Destruction of Don Quixote's library (Chapters 6 and 7)The Second Sally 1.1.3.1 The Pastoral Peregrinations (Chapters 11-15)The inn (Chapters 16-17)The galley slaves and Cardenio (Chapters 19-24)The priest, the barber, and Dorotea (Chapters 25-31)Return to the inn (Chapters 32-42)The ending (Chapters 45-52)Part 2The Third Sally (74 Chapters)
