Bibliograph

Don Quixote of La Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ; translated from the Spanish by John Ormsby ; introduction by Ilan Stavans ; illustrations by Eko

Type

Label

Don Quixote of La Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ; translated from the Spanish by John Ormsby ; introduction by Ilan Stavans ; illustrations by Eko

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 915-921)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Don Quixote of La Mancha

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

908176120

Responsibility statement

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ; translated from the Spanish by John Ormsby ; introduction by Ilan Stavans ; illustrations by Eko

Summary

An immediate success when first published in 1604, Don Quixote tells the story of a middle-aged Spanish gentleman who, obsessed with the chivalrous ideals found in romantic books, decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. Seated upon his lean nag of a horse, and accompanied by the pragmatic Sancho Panza, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain seeking glory and grand adventure. Along the way the duo meet a dazzling assortment of characters whose diverse beliefs and perspectives reveal how reality and imagination are frequently indistinguishable

Target audience

adolescent

Contributor

Creator