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Informationen zum Autor Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra was born in Spain in 1547 to a family once proud and influential but now fallen on hard times. His father, a poor barber-surgeon, wandered up and down Spain in search of work. Educated as a child by the Jesuits in Seville, the creator of Don Quixote grew up to follow the career of a professional soldier. He was wounded at Lepanto in 1571, captured by the Turks in 1575, imprisoned for five years, and was finally rescued by the Trinitarian friars in 1580. On his return to Spain he found his family more impoverished than ever before. Supporting his mother, two sisters, and an illegitimate daughter, he settled down to a literary career and had hopes of becoming a successful playwright, but just then the youthful Lope de Vega entered triumphantly to transform the Spanish theatre by his genius. Galatea , a pastoral romance, was published in 1585, the year of Cervantes’ marriage to Catalina de Palacios y Salazar Vozmediano . But it did not bring him an escape from poverty, and he was forced to become a roving commissary for the Spanish armada. This venture, which led to bankruptcy and jail, lasted for fifteen years. Although he never knew prosperity, Cervantes did gain a measure of fame during his lifetime, and Don Quixote and Sancho Panza were known all over the world. Part I of Don Quixote was published in 1605; in 1613, his Exemplary Novels appeared, and these picaresque tales of romantic adventure gained immediate popularity. Journey to Parnassas , a satirical review of his fellow Spanish poets, appeared in 1614, and Part II of Don Quixote in 1615 as well as Eight Plays and Eight Interludes . Miguel de Cervantes died on April 23, 1616, the same day as the death of Shakespeare--his English contemporary, his only peer. Klappentext Contains Don Quixote ! in Samuel Putnam's acclaimed translation! substantially complete! with editorial summaries of the omitted passages; two 'Exemplary Novels! 'Rinconete and Cortadillo' and 'Man of Glass'; and 'Foot in the Stirrup!' Cervantes's extraordinary farewell to life from The Troubles of Persiles and Sigismunda . Zusammenfassung Contains Don Quixote ! in Samuel Putnam's acclaimed translation! substantially complete! with editorial summaries of the omitted passages; two 'Exemplary Novels! 'Rinconete and Cortadillo' and 'Man of Glass'; and 'Foot in the Stirrup!' Cervantes's extraordinary farewell to life from The Troubles of Persiles and Sigismunda . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Suggested Readings in English THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN, DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA Editor's Note Part One Prologue DON QUIXOTE'S BACKGROUND AND FIRST SALLY (Chapters I-VI): I. Which treats of the station in life and the pursuits of the famous gentleman, Don Quixote de la Mancha. II. Which treats of the first sally that the ingenious Don Quixote made from his native heath. III. Of the amusing manner in which Don Quixote had himself dubbed a knight. IV. Of what happened to our knight when he sallied forth from the inn. V. In which is continued the narrative of the misfortune that befell our knight. VI. Of the great and diverting scrutiny which the curate and the barber made in the library of our ingenious gentleman. THE SECOND SALLY: ADVENTURE OF THE WINDMILLS, ENCOUNTER WITH THE BISCAYAN (Chapters VII-X): VII. Of the second sally of our good knight, Don Quixote de la Mancha. VIII. Of the good fortune which the valorous Don Quixote had in the terrifying and never-before-imagined adventure of the windmills, along with other events that deserve to be suitably recorded. IX. In which is conccluded and brought to an end the stupendous battle between the gallant Biscayan and the valiant Knight of La Mancha. X. Of the pleasing conversation that took place between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, his squ...
