Don Quixote wants a different life, so he leaves his village with Sancho Panza. The two men want to be a knight and his squire from an earlier age. Will they find adventures? Will they be famous? Will they change the world? This is their story.[...]
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.[...]
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Universally acknowledged as the first modern novel, "Don Quixote was originally conceived as a comic satire lambasting the ubiquitous adventure of romance and chivalry in Cervantes' time. The picaresque tale relates the misadventures of an elderly, bewildered, half-crazy knight and his squire Sancho[...]
The most influential work of the entire Spanish literary canon and a founding work of modern Western literature, Don Quixote is also one of the greatest works ever written. Hugely entertaining but also moving at times, this episodic novel is built on the fantasy life of one Alonso Quixano, who lives[...]
When an ageing, impoverished nobleman decides to style himself "Don Quixote" and embarks upon a series of daring endeavours, it is clear that his ability to distinguish between reality and the fantasy world of literary romance has broken down. His exploits turn into comic misadventures, in which eve[...]
Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, has fascinated generations of readers, and inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert, Picasso and Richard Strauss. The ta[...]
A mixture of reality and illusion, this is the story of the besotted Don Quixote and his down-to-earth companion, the faithful Sancho Panza, who set out to right the world's wrongs in knightly combat. The narrative moves from philosophical speculation to broad comedy.[...]
Judge Parry retells the story of the Spanish knight whose devotion to the tales of chivalry leads him in to a series of bizarre adventures. '[...]
Don Quixote is one of the great masterpieces of world literature, and a rollicking, profoundly instructive adventure story in the bargain. The first great European novel, its theme of the superannuated knight setting out on his rickety horse to put a wicked world to rights, is as touching and timely[...]
In a sleepy village in medieval Spain, a retired country gentleman spends his waking hours consuming tales of chivalry. Seeing no impediments - such as logic, propriety or sanity - to fulfilling his dreams, this would-be hero reinvents himself as the Knight Errant, Don Quixote. He sets out across th[...]
Considered one of the founding works of modern Western literature, Don Quixote is also one of the most important books of the Spanish Golden Age. Now experience Don Quixote and his imaginary quests in a new, graphic format. Experience the classics like never before These time-honored novels are pre[...]
I denne klassikeren om "ridderen av den bedrøvelige skikkelse" lærer en klok og erfaren mann å se med mistro på alle illusjoner og ta tingene for hva de er, menneskene for hva de er verd, og livet for hva det innebærer av realiteter. Gjennom sine to hovedpersoner, den fattige adelsmannen Don Qu[...]
"Den skarpsindige lavadelsmann Don Quijote av la Mancha" er blitt kalt den første moderne europeiske romanen og er et av verdenslitteraturens mest leste verk. Historien om ridderen og hans væpner har vært en publikumssuksess siden den kom ut første gang i 1605 og 1615, og denne geniale sammensme[...]