Don Quijote de la Mancha = Don Quixote

Edicin de Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, catedrtico de Filologa Espaola en la Universidad Autnoma de Madrid

«Contra cuerdos y contra locos est obligado cualquier caballero andante a volver por la honra de las mujeres.

Un xito desde el momento de su publicacin en dos partes (1605 y 1615), Don Quijote de la Mancha es probablemente la mayor novela jams escrita. Cuenta la historia de un hidalgo que, enloquecido por la lectura excesiva, recorre Espaa en busca de aventura, justicia y gloria. Las mltiples interpretaciones de la obra reflejan su riqueza de significados y contenidos: una crtica de las novelas de caballeras, la contraposicin entre realismo e idealismo, o una stira de las ilusiones cortesanas. Con las divertidas andanzas de su ingenioso protagonista, Cervantes retrat la complejidad de lo humano y dio al arte literario su ms alta expresin.

Esta edicin incluye una introduccin que contextualiza la obra, un aparato de notas, una cronologa y una bibliografa esencial, as como tambin varias propuestas de discusin y debate en torno a la lectura. Est al cuidado de Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, catedrtico de literatura espaola de la Universidad Autnoma de Madrid.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Don Quixote de la Mancha
The best books ever written.

An edition by Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, Spanish language and literature professor at the Universidad Autnoma in Madrid.

"Against sane men and crazy ones, any knight-errant is obliged to return for the honor of women."
A success from the moment of its publication in two parts (1605 and 1615), Don Quixote de la Mancha is probably the best novel ever written. It tells the story of a nobleman who, crazy from reading too much, travels around Spain in search of adventure, justice, and glory. The multiple interpretations of the work reflect its wealth of meaning and contents: a critique of books about chivalry, the juxtaposition of realism and idealism, and a satire of courtly dreams. With the entertaining adventures of its clever protagonist, Cervantes portrayed the complexity of being human and gave literary art its highest form of expression.

This edition includes an introduction that contextualizes the work, a notes section, a timeline, and an essential bibliography, as well as several discussion and debate prompts about the reading. The work was led by Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, professor of Spanish language and literature at the Universidad Autnoma in Madrid.