| Don Quixote Contributor(s): De Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel (Author), Ormsby, John (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1420934074 ISBN-13: 9781420934076 Publisher: Digireads.com OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 6" W x 9" (1.95 lbs) 612 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41110 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What begins as a middle-aged country gentleman absorbed with novels of chivalry deliberately evolves into a tale of purely imaginative knight-errantry in this highly influential work of the Spanish Golden Age. This first of modern novels was written in the experimental episodic form, allowing Don Quixote and his 'squire' Sancho Panza to go on quests that just as often as not land them in trouble or earn them the incredulity of those fully engaged in reality. While initially farcical, the novel slowly reveals a more philosophical thread exploring the theme of deception, all the while creating emotional and mental reversals in the two main figures that take them from tilting at windmills to fully comprehending reality. A work that frequently appears on lists in the highest echelon of published fiction, "Don Quixote" is a novel that has deeply influenced a host of notable writers and readers for over 400 years. |