Miguel Cervantes

Exemplary Stories (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Composed throughout Cervantes's writing life and mentioned in Don Quixote, his Exemplary Stories are among the first and finest Spanish short stories: ranging from traditional tales of love to incisive moral fables. In The Little Gipsy Girl, an Italianate romance, the nomadic life is idealised through a love affair between the beautiful Preciosa and a nobleman who agrees to live as a gipsy to win her heart. Elsewhere, the intricacies of love are further explored in tales such as The Jealous Extremaduran, while the picaresque Rinconette and Cortadillo, depicting the friendship between a card-sharper and a pickpocket, presents a very different insight into the lower classes of seventeenth-century Spain. Widely regarded as one of Cervantes's greatest stories, The Dogs' Colloquy brilliantly captures Spanish conversation and society in its depiction of a discussion between two dogs mysteriously granted the gift of speech.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780141960289
• Artikelnr.: 38129558

Autorenporträt

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) is regarded as the greatest Spanish writer of all time. Best known for Don Quixote, Cervantes is credited to have written the first modern novel. However, most of his fame was acquired posthumously. Cervantes lived most of his life in poverty, working various jobs, including enlisting as a soldier. As a soldier, Cervantes had to endure serious injuries and was even held as a prisoner of war before he retired. Much of Cervantes' best work was created within the last few years of his life, leaving a legacy of innovation and unparalleled talent.