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Today's 2015 April A to Z Blogging Challenge story for the letter Q:
Don Quixote
Here is the summary, from Goodreads:
Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote'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 Quixote generally has been recognized as the first modern novel. The book has had enormous influence on a host of writers, from Fielding and Sterne to Flaubert, Dickens, Melville, and Faulkner, who reread it once a year, "just as some people read the Bible."
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Man, I haven't read this one since college. I think I'll give it another go sometime soon.
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And for something a little special, here's Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, by Pablo Picasso:
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23 comments:
It's also been awhile since I had looked at this book, well done on the "Q" choice...
Jeremy [Retro]
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I don't think I've ever read this one.. what does that say about my college education? :)
I have always meant to read this... need to see if we have a copy somewhere. Or I guess it's free on Kindle.
Already seen you mentioned today with that memorable blog title, Matt!
Haven't read this one.
Wanted to read this one ever since Cyrano de Bergerac quoted it. But I'd probably just read Cyrano again 'cause it's much shorter. :p
I haven't read it in a long time either.
brilliant book and equally brilliant painting - nice one:)
just popped in from http://didyoueverkissafrog.typepad.com
I've never read this one, and though the name is familiar, this is the first time I've read what it's about.
Had to stop by the QQQE on Q-day! Happy blogging.
Don Quixote is on my list as most surprising reading delight--it was written SO EARLY that I totally expected stuffy and it is full of silliness and flatulence jokes. I loved it.
I've never read this one either, but I like the sound of it. :)
I have a very nice edition of Don Quixote which has been on my bookshelves for years and I've never picked it up and read it. Shame on me. I WILL read it soon.
I liked the musical Man of la Mancha but that's as much Don Quixote as I've managed. Never have tried tackling the book.
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
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I'm wondering how I'll react to this story now that I'm older and in some ways wiser?
Cervantes gave the world a true gift with this novel. I gave my husband a copy of that same Picasso Quixote. Hubby thinks of Quixote has his "patron saint." We have several statues of him about the house, reminders to keep tilting at windmills, to never give up, to keep the faith and see the beauty in everything.
I haven't read it in a long time either. I should read it again from the perspective of a writer.
My friend (who teaches Spanish Literature in college) says that Don Quixote should be read in Spanish because it loses so much.
I need to reread it once again myself. It's an important novell.
This is my favorite drawing of DQ...
Lisa, co-host AtoZ 2015, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.com
I read Don Quixote last year. I did enjoy it. And next year, my theatre company is doing Man of La Mancha, which is based on the book.
I need to read that book. Been too long.
Cervantes was an amazing author. Did you ever read his Novelas Ejemplares (Exemplary Novels)? Brilliant short(-ish) pieces that looked at some of the social and political issues of the time. Thanks for the reminder to re-read Don Quixote.
I loved the Picture done by Pablo Piccassa..
http://serendipityofdreams.blogspot.in/
It made me so annoyed when one girl in my senior year Spanish class (one of the juniors in the class) kept whining, "Dox Quixote es loco." If that's really the only thing you can think about, instead of the deeper themes or what a sincere, sweet person he is, you're really not mature enough to be reading a book like that.
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