A new edition of Don Quijote de la Mancha, the world-renowned masterpiece of Spanish literature, from an academic collection curated by Spanish scholar Francisco Rico. Includes additional material, bibliographies, scholarly texts and references.
Don Quijote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quijote’s fancy often leads him astray—he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants—Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together-and together they have haunted readers’ imaginations for nearly four hundred years.
With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quijote has been generally recognized as the first modern novel.
