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| Illustrations | xxi | ||||||||||
| Preface | xxv | ||||||||||
| Acknowledgments | xxvii | ||||||||||
| List of Abbreviations | xxix | ||||||||||
| Introduction | xxxiii | ||||||||||
| Volume 1 | |||||||||||
| Dedication | 3 | ||||||||||
| The Life of Cervantes | 5 | ||||||||||
| Translator's Note | 20 | ||||||||||
| Preface to the Reader | 21 | ||||||||||
| Part I. | |||||||||||
| Book I. | |||||||||||
| I. | Of the quality and amusements of the renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha | 27 | |||||||||
| II. | Of the sage Don Quixote's first sally from his own habitation | 31 | |||||||||
| III. | The diverting expedient Don Quixote falls upon, in order to be knighted | 36 | |||||||||
| IV. | Of what befel our knight, when he sallied from the inn | 42 | |||||||||
| V. | In which the story of our knight's misfortune is continued | 46 | |||||||||
| VI. | Of the diverting and minute scrutiny performed by the curate and the barber, in the library of our sagacious hero | 50 | |||||||||
| VII. | The second sally of our worthy knight Don Quixote de la Mancha | 55 | |||||||||
| VIII. | Of the happy success of the valiant Don Quixote, and the dreadful and inconceivable adventure of the wind-mills, with other incidents worthy to be recorded by the most able historian | 58 | |||||||||
| Book II. | |||||||||||
| I. | The conclusion and consequence of the stupendous combat between the gallant Biscayan, and the valiant knight of La Mancha | 65 | |||||||||
| II. | Of what further happened between Don Quixote and the Biscayan | 68 | |||||||||
| III. | Of what happened to Don Quixote, while he remained with the goat-herds | 72 | |||||||||
| IV. | What was related by a goatherd, who chanced to come into the hut | 78 | |||||||||
| V. | The conclusion of the story of the shepherdess Marcella, and other incidents | 82 | |||||||||
| Book III. | |||||||||||
| I. | Wherein is recounted the unlucky adventure which happened to Don Quixote, in meeting with certain unmerciful Yanguesians | 97 | |||||||||
| II. | The adventure that happened to this sagacious knight at the inn, which he mistook for a castle | 102 | |||||||||
| III. | Containing the sequel of those incredible grievances which the valiant Don Quixote, and his trusty squire Sancho Panza, underwent at the inn, which, for their misfortune, the knight mistook for a castle | 108 | |||||||||
| IV. | In which is recounted the discourse that passed between Sancho Panza and his master Don Quixote; with other adventures worthy of record | 114 | |||||||||
| V. | An account of the sage discourse that passed between Sancho and his master: the succeeding adventure of the corpse, with other remarkable events | 122 | |||||||||
| VI. | Of the unseen and unheard-of adventure atchieved by the valiant Don Quixote de la Mancha, with less hazard than ever attended any exploit performed by the most renowned knight on earth | 128 | |||||||||
| VII. | Of the sublime adventure, and shining acquisition of Mambrino's helmet; with other accidents that happened to our invincible knight | 136 | |||||||||
| VIII. | Don Quixote sets at liberty a number of unfortunate people, who, much against their wills, were going a journey that was not at all to their liking | 145 | |||||||||
| IX. | Of what befel the renowned Don Quixote in the brown mountain; being one of the most surprising adventures, which is recounted in this true history | 152 | |||||||||
| X. | The continuation of the adventure in the Sierra Morena | 160 | |||||||||
| XI. | Of the strange adventures that happened to the valiant knight of la Mancha, in the Sierra Morena, where he did penance, in imitation of Beltenebros | 167 | |||||||||
| XII. | A continuation of the refinements in love, practised by Don Quixote, in the brown mountain | 178 | |||||||||
| XIII. | How the curate and barber set out on the execution of their plan; with other events worthy to be recorded in this sublime history | 183 | |||||||||
| Book IV. | |||||||||||
| I. | Of the new and agreeable adventure that happened to the curate and barber, in the brown mountain | 195 | |||||||||
| II. | Of the beautiful Dorothea's discretion; with other pleasant and entertaining particulars | 205 | |||||||||
| III. | The pleasant artifice practised to extricate our enamoured knight from the most rigorous penance he had imposed upon himself | 214 | |||||||||
| IV. | The savoury conversation that passed between Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza; with many other incidents | 221 | |||||||||
| V. | Which treats of what happened to Don Quixote and his company at the inn | 227 | |||||||||
| VI. | The novel of the impertinent curiosity | 231 | |||||||||
| VII. | The continuation of the novel called the Impertinent curiosity | 244 | |||||||||
| VIII. | The conclusion of the Impertinent Curiosity | 257 | |||||||||
| IX. | An account of other strange adventures that happened at the inn | 263 | |||||||||
| X. | A continuation of the history of the renowned princess Micomicona; with other pleasant adventures | 270 | |||||||||
| XI. | The sequel of Don Quixote's curious discourse, on the subjects of learning and war | 277 | |||||||||
| XII. | In which the captive recounts his life and adventures | 280 | |||||||||
| XIII. | The continuation of the captive's history | 285 | |||||||||
| XIV. | The continuation of the captive's adventures | 293 | |||||||||
| XV. | Of what further happened at the inn, with many other particulars worthy to be known | 306 | |||||||||
| XVI. | The agreeable story of the young muleteer, with many other strange incidents that happened in the inn | 310 | |||||||||
| XVII. | A continuation of the surprising events that happened in the inn | 317 | |||||||||
| XVIII. | The decision of the doubts concerning Mambrino's helmet and the pannel; with a full and true account of many other adventures | 323 | |||||||||
| XIX. | In which is concluded the notable adventure of the troopers; with an account of the surprising ferocity of our worthy knight Don Quixote | 329 | |||||||||
| XX. | An account of the strange manner in which Don Quixote was enchanted; with other remarkable events | 334 | |||||||||
| XXI. | In which the canon prosecutes the subject of knight-errantry, and makes other observations worthy of his genius | 341 | |||||||||
| XXII. | The sage conversation that passed between Sancho Panza and his master Don Quixote | 346 | |||||||||
| XXIII. | Of the sage contest between Don Quixote and the canon, with other events | 351 | |||||||||
| XXIV. | The story which the goatherd recounted to the conductors of Don Quixote | 355 | |||||||||
| XXV. | Of the quarrel that happened between Don Quixote and the goatherd, with the curious adventure of the disciplinants, which the knight happily atchieved with the sweat of his brow | 359 | |||||||||
| Volume 2 | |||||||||||
| Preface | 369 | ||||||||||
| Approbations | 373 | ||||||||||
| Part II. | |||||||||||
| Book I. | |||||||||||
| I. | Of the behaviour of the curate and barber, with regard to Don Quixote's infirmity | 377 | |||||||||
| II. | The notable fray that happened between Sancho and Don Quixote's niece and housekeeper; with other diverting incidents | 384 | |||||||||
| III. | The ludicrous conversation that passed between Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, and the batchelor Sampson Carrasco | 387 | |||||||||
| IV. | In which Sancho Panza satisfies the doubts, and answers the questions of batchelor Sampson Carrasco; with other incidents worthy to be recited and known | 392 | |||||||||
| V. | Of the sage and pleasant dialogue between Sancho Panza and his wife Teresa Panza, with other incidents worthy to be most happily recorded | 396 | |||||||||
| VI. | Of what passed between Don Quixote, his niece and housekeeper, being one of the most important chapters of the whole history | 400 | |||||||||
| VII. | Of what passed between Don Quixote and his squire; with other surprising incidents | 404 | |||||||||
| VIII. | An account of what happened to Don Quixote, in his journey to visit his mistress Dulcinea del Toboso | 408 | |||||||||
| IX. | Which contains what you will see in the perusal of it | 413 | |||||||||
| X. | Gives an account of the stratagem which Sancho practised, in order to enchant the lady Dulcinea; with other circumstances equally ludicrous and true | 415 | |||||||||
| XI. | Of the strange adventure which befel the valiant Don Quixote, with the cart or waggon containing the parliament of death | 422 | |||||||||
| XII. | Of the strange adventure that happened to the valiant Don Quixote, in his encounter with the knight of the mirrours | 426 | |||||||||
| XIII. | In which is continued the adventure of the knight of the wood; with the sage, uncommon and agreeable dialogue that passed between the two squires | 430 | |||||||||
| XIV. | Wherein the adventure of the knight of the wood is continued | 434 | |||||||||
| XV. | Which gives an account and information of the knight of the mirrours, and his squire | 442 | |||||||||
| XVI. | What happened to Don Quixote, with a grave gentleman of La Mancha | 444 | |||||||||
| XVII. | Which sets before the reader that highest and most exalted pinnacle, which the incredible magnanimity of Don Quixote ever did, or ever could arrive at, with the happy issue of the adventure of the lions | 450 | |||||||||
| Book II. | |||||||||||
| I. | Of what befel Don Quixote, at the castle or house of the knight of the green surtout; with other out-of-the-way matters | 457 | |||||||||
| II. | In which is recounted the adventure of the enamoured shepherd, with other truly diverting incidents | 463 | |||||||||
| III. | An account of the wedding of Camacho the rich, and what happened to Basilius the poor | 468 | |||||||||
| IV. | Which continues to treat of Camacho's wedding, and other incidents | 474 | |||||||||
| V. | In which is recounted the vast adventure of the cave of Montesinos, in the heart of La Mancha, which was happily atchieved by the valiant Don Quixote | 479 | |||||||||
| VI. | Of the wonderful incidents recounted by the extravagant Don Quixote, who pretended to have seen them in the profound cave of Montesinos; from the greatness and impossibility of which, this adventure has been deemed apocryphal | 484 | |||||||||
| VII. | In which are recounted a thousand fooleries, equally impertinent and necessary to the true understanding of this sublime history | 491 | |||||||||
| VIII. | In which is set forth the braying adventure, and the diverting atchievement of the puppets, with the memorable responses of the divining ape | 495 | |||||||||
| IX. | In which is continued the diverting adventure of the puppet-shew; with other matters really entertaining enough | 501 | |||||||||
| X. | In which the reader will discover who Mr. Peter and his ape were; together with Don Quixote's bad success in the braying adventure, which did not at all turn out according to his wish and expectation | 507 | |||||||||
| XI. | Of things related by Benengeli, which he who reads them attentively, will know | 512 | |||||||||
| XII. | Of the famous adventure of the inchanted bark | 516 | |||||||||
| XIII. | Of what passed between Don Quixote and a fair huntress | 520 | |||||||||
| XIV. | Which treats of manifold important subjects | 524 | |||||||||
| XV. | Containing Don Quixote's reply to his reprover; with other serious and diverting incidents | 530 | |||||||||
| BOOK III. | |||||||||||
| I. | Of the pleasant conversation that passed between the dutchess, her women, and Sancho Panza; worthy to be read and remembered | 541 | |||||||||
| II. | Which gives an account of the information received, touching the means for disenchanting the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso; one of the most renowned adventures of this book | 546 | |||||||||
| III. | Being a continuation of what was imparted to Don Quixote, touching the means for disinchanting Dulcinea; with an account of other surprizing incidents | 551 | |||||||||
| IV. | Which gives an account of the perilous and inconceivable adventure of the afflicted Duenna, alias the countess Trifaldi; together with a letter which Sancho Panza wrote to his wife Teresa Panza | 556 | |||||||||
| V. | In which is continued the famous adventure of the afflicted duenna | 560 | |||||||||
| VI. | In which is recounted the misfortune of the afflicted duenna | 561 | |||||||||
| VII. | In which the lady Trifaldi proceeds with her memorable and stupendous story | 565 | |||||||||
| VIII. | Of circumstances appertaining and relating to this adventure and memorable story | 567 | |||||||||
| IX. | Of Clavileno's arrival, and the conclusion of this protracted adventure | 571 | |||||||||
| X. | Containing Don Quixote's instructions to Sancho Panza, before he set out for his government, with other well weighed incidents | 578 | |||||||||
| XI. | Of the second series of instructions which Don Quixote gave to Sancho Panza | 581 | |||||||||
| XII. | Giving an account of the manner in which Sancho was conducted to the government, and of a strange adventure that happened to Don Quixote in the castle | 585 | |||||||||
| XIII. | Giving an account of the manner in which Sancho Panza took possession of his island, and began his administration | 592 | |||||||||
| XIV. | Of the dreadful consternation, and cattish concert, to which Don Quixote was exposed, in the course of the enamoured Altisidora's amour | 597 | |||||||||
| XV. | Containing a further account of Sancho's behaviour in his government | 601 | |||||||||
| XVI. | Of Don Quixote's adventure with Donna Rodriguez, the dutchess's duenna; and other incidents worthy of eternal fame | 606 | |||||||||
| XVII. | Of what happened to Sancho Panza, in going the round of his island | 613 | |||||||||
| XVIII. | Which declares who were the inchanters and executioners that scourged the duenna, and pinched and scratched Don Quixote; together with the expedition of the page, who carried the letter to Teresa Panza, Sancho's spouse | 621 | |||||||||
| XIX. | Of the progress of Sancho Panza's government, and other such diverting incidents | 628 | |||||||||
| XX. | In which is recorded the adventure of the second afflicted, or sorrowful matron; otherwise called Donna Rodriguez | 633 | |||||||||
| Book IV. | |||||||||||
| I. | Of the toilful end and conclusion of Sancho Panza's government | 639 | |||||||||
| II. | Which treats of matters belonging to this history, and no other whatsoever | 643 | |||||||||
| III. | Of certain accidents that befel Sancho upon the road; and other circumstances, which to know you need only look forward | 648 | |||||||||
| IV. | Of the dreadful and unseen battle, fought between Don Quixote de la Mancha and the lacquey Tosilos, in behalf of the daughter of Rodriguez the duenna | 653 | |||||||||
| V. | Giving an account of the manner in which Don Quixote took leave of the duke; and of what passed between him and the gay and witty Altisidora, one of the dutchess's damsels | 656 | |||||||||
| VI. | Shewing how adventures thronged upon Don Quixote so thick as to intangle one another | 660 | |||||||||
| VII. | In which is recounted the extraordinary incident that happened to Don Quixote, and may well pass for an adventure | 667 | |||||||||
| VIII. | Of what befel Don Quixote in his way to Barcelona | 673 | |||||||||
| IX. | Of what happened to Don Quixote on his entrance into Barcelona, with other circumstances that partake more of truth than of discretion | 682 | |||||||||
| X. | Containing the adventure of the inchanted head, with other trivial incidents which, however, must not be omitted | 684 | |||||||||
| XI. | Of the misfortune which befel Sancho Panza on board of the gallies, and the rare adventure of the beautiful Moor | 693 | |||||||||
| XII. | Giving the detail of an adventure which gave Don Quixote more mortification than he had received from all the misfortunes which had hitherto befallen him | 700 | |||||||||
| XIII. | Which discovers who the knight of the white moon was, and gives an account of the deliverance of Don Gregorio, with other incidents | 703 | |||||||||
| XIV. | Treating of that which will be seen by him who reads, and known by him who hears it read | 707 | |||||||||
| XV. | Of the resolution which Don Quixote took to become a shepherd and lead a pastoral life, until the term of his confinement should be elapsed, with other incidents truly entertaining | 710 | |||||||||
| XVI. | Of the bristly adventure in which Don Quixote was involved | 713 | |||||||||
| XVII. | Of the most singular and strangest adventure that happened to Don Quixote in the whole course of this sublime history | 717 | |||||||||
| XVIII. | Which follows the preceding, and treats of matters that must be disclosed, in order to make the history the more intelligible and distinct | 721 | |||||||||
| XIX. | Of what happened to Don Quixote and his squire, in their journey to their own village | 725 | |||||||||
| XX. | Giving an account of Don Quixote's arrival at his own habitation | 730 | |||||||||
| XXI. | Of the omens that occurred to Don Quixote when he entered the village; with other incidents which adorn and authenticate this sublime history | 734 | |||||||||
| XXII. | Giving an account of Don Quixote's last illness and death | 738 | |||||||||
| Notes to the Text | 743 | ||||||||||
| Glossary | 793 | ||||||||||
| Appendix | Hayman's Designs | 797 | |||||||||
| Textual Commentary | 803 | ||||||||||
| Corrected and Uncorrected Sheets | 811 | ||||||||||
| List of Emendations | 829 | ||||||||||
| Word-Division | 865 | ||||||||||
| Historical Collation | 871 | ||||||||||
| Bibliographical Descriptions | 923 | ||||||||||
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Pamela Verrelli
reviewed History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote on March 14, 2019
History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.â€
Why did no one tell me this book is hilarious? I can't believe it took me so long to finally pick it up.
Don Quixote is densest in the early chapters, which are packed full of footnotes that should be read for full context. I highly recommend using two bookmarks-- one for your place in the story and one for in the notes. If this seems too much like hard work, I want to reassure you that the notes become less frequent as you progress through the book, but they add some very helpful background information in the beginning.
If you don't know what it's about, Don Quixote follows the titular character and his lovable squire, Sancho Panza, as the former declares himself a knight-errant and goes looking for noble adventures. The context is important here because, at the time of the novel, chivalry romances like Amadis De Gaula had become so popular in Spain that monarchs of the time feared the influence of them on the impressionable minds of young people.
Cervantes responded by writing a parody of these knightly adventures. Don Quixote has read so many of these books that they have had a profound effect on his mental state. He gets caught up in a fictional world created by his imagination and truly believes that not only is he a knight, but the inns he encounters are castles, the prostitutes are princesses, and the windmills are... giants. This latter is, apparently, an iconic moment in the novel and I can definitely see why-- it is so funny. I read it through about five times and laughed each time. I think it's the way I hear Sancho saying "What giants?" in my mind that cracks me up.
The adventures do feel repetitive at times, and I don't feel like either Part 1 or Part 2 needed to be as long as it was. The buffoonish squabbles get old after a while. However, I really enjoyed the switch to a more meta style in the second part, which the notes will tell you was published some ten years after the first. In this, Cervantes explores the idea of characters knowing they were being written about, and the book takes a more philosophical - and arguably darker - turn.
I read some critical interpretations alongside the book, and I found Edith Grossman's especially interesting. She says she saw Don Quixote as a terribly depressing book. Nabokov, too, called it "cruel and crude" (that's the guy who wrote about the stalking and raping of a child). And though there are many moments of humour, I don't disagree with them. There is something undeniably sad about this book, too.
Maybe it is sad because this man is so deluded, so wrapped up in fictions. Maybe it is the way he allows himself to be deceived, and the ways others take advantage of this chance at deception. But I think, personally, that it is sad because none of it is real. Don Quixote wants something admirable, to do good, defend the weak and defeat the bad guys, but it is all in his naive imagination.
I don't know what was truly intended by the ending but, unlike some, I don't see it as a final victory. Instead I see it as a sad loss of something important. Either way, I am glad to have finally read this book. We can argue about interpretations, but Don Quixote's impact on western literature cannot be overstated.
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