- Paperback
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 039397281X
- ISBN-13: 978-0393972818
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 14.6 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 885 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,312,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Javier Herrero, University of Virginia
Raffel has managed, by extremely careful research, to keep the flavor of the late-seventeenth-century Spanish, at the same time that the English is very smooth. . . . Indeed, Raffel seems to have created a Cervantine English.
Book Description
Part parody and part cautionary tale, Don Quijote is a literary masterpiece. This Norton Critical Edition of Don Quijote is based on Burton Raffel's masterful translation. The Raffel translation comes as close as possible to recreating Cervantes's inimitable prose style-the translation is consistent, fluid, and modeled closely on the original Spanish. Diana de Armas Wilson provides a thought-provoking introduction and explanatory textual annotations. Carefully selected contextual materials bring readers into the creative process that culminated in Don Quijote. Jncluded are other writings by Cervantes published during the period from 1585 to 1616 as well as contemporary works by Ariosto, Avellaneda, Sannazaro, and Montalvo. Patricia Finch and John J. Allen provide a modern account of the novel's influence throughout the ages. Fifteen critical pieces present major interpretations of both the novel and selected episodes. Included are contributions by Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes, Michel Foucault, Javier Herrero, Ruth El Saffar, Carroll B. Johnson, Robert ter Horst, Nicolas Wey-G6mez, Maria Antonia Carces, and Anne J. Cruz, among others. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A long book worth every moment,
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This review is from: Don Quijote: A New Translation Backgrounds and Contexts Criticism (Paperback)
Yes-the book is about 2,000 pages long. And yes, it is a couple hundred years old. DO NOT BE FOOLED! Don Quijote is an infinitely amusing character, and his sidekick, Sancho Panza, no less so. The myriad adventures escalate page by page into the most absurd charicature of an idealist, but you find yourself rooting for the absurd man, or at least rooting against the establishment. You are guaranteed to laugh every few pages, if not more often.
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Nice...,
By More cow than sheep (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Don Quijote: A New Translation Backgrounds and Contexts Criticism (Paperback)
I think this modern translation is a lot easier and more pleasant to read than Walter Starkie's version (and due to the simple language it reads a lot faster...) A child could read it. Indeed, the original novel mentions that it was thumbed by children. Though I'm still bothered by all the commas this guy uses and stuff like "more cow than sheep" in place of "more beef than mutton", but I'm probably being biased. I'd be interested to see what some of you think of the earlier translations if you've only read this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Miraculous translation. Miraculous book.,
This review is from: Don Quijote: A New Translation Backgrounds and Contexts Criticism (Paperback)
My desert island choice? I think so. Funny as hell and beautifully written. How on earth did Cervantes create this sprawling masterpiece which sounds like it was written yesterday ALMOST 400 YEARS AGO? Before you ride into the sunset with "Don Quijote" take a look at Fadiman's brief synopsis in "The New Lifetime Reading Plan." But ignore his suggestions on translations, written BEFORE Raffel's peerless translation was published.
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