Fighting Windmills (Hardcover)

Fay R. Rogg

ISBN 10: 0300110227 / ISBN 13: 9780300110227

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2006

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Hardcover. Cervantes' Don Quixote is the most widely read masterpiece in world literature, as appealing to readers today as four hundred years ago. In Fighting Windmills Manuel Duran and Fay R. Rogg offer a beautifully written excursion into Cervantes' great novel and trace its impact on writers and thinkers across centuries and continents.How did Cervantes write such a rich tale? Duran and Rogg explore the details of Cervantes' life, the techniques with which he constructed the novel, and the central themes of the adventures of Don Quixote and his earthy squire Sancho Panza. The authors then provide an insightful, panoramic view of Cervantes' powerful influence on generations of writers as diverse as Descartes, Voltaire, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Twain, and Borges. Offers a written excursion into Cervantes' great novel, "Don Quixote" and traces its impact on writers and thinkers, across centuries and continents. This work explores the details of Cervantes' life, the techniques with which he constructed the novel, and the central themes of the adventures of Don Quixote and his earthy squire, Sancho Panza. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fighting Windmills (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300110227
• ISBN 13: 9780300110227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Cervantes' Don Quixote is the most widely read masterpiece in world literature as appealing to readers today as four hundred years ago. In Fighting Windmills Manuel Dur n and Fay R. Rogg offer a beautifully written excursion into Cervantes' great novel and trace its impact on writers and thinkers across centuries and continents.
How did Cervantes write such a rich tale? Dur n and Rogg explore the details of Cervantes' life the techniques with which he constructed the novel and the central themes of the adventures of Don Quixote and his earthy squire Sancho Panza. The authors then provide an insightful panoramic view of Cervantes' powerful influence on generations of writers as diverse as Descartes Voltaire Dickens Dostoyevsky Twain and Borges.

About the Author

Manuel Durán is professor of Spanish literature (emeritus), Yale University.  Fay R. Rogg is chairman and professor of Spanish, Modern Languages Department, Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York.