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The Reconquest of Spain
This short monograph from the Library of Congress by Charles Julian Bishko is just 33 pages long. A little more in depth than a blog
The Secret of Cervantes’ Success
A satire survives only so long as the person or the thing satirized is remembered. But Don Quixote lives, and, by a miracle of genius, keeps Amadis
Comparing the Book “Don Quixote” to Other Books of the Period
It was to do battle with this brood of fabled monsters, against whom the pulpit and the parliament had preached and legislated in vain, that Cervantes
The Book “Don Quixote’s” Theme
Never was a satire like this, which leaves us full of love and sympathy for the object. And why cannot we believe the author when he avers that never
Critical and Public Reception of the Book “Don Quixote”
Nothing like it had ever appeared before. It was an epoch-marking book, if ever there was one. The proud and happy author himself spoke of his success
How Don Quixote Got Published
The book itself, the First Part of Don Quixote (it was not so called in the first edition, of course), was printed by Juan de la Cuesta during 1604,
Cervantes’ Don Quixote Reforms Literature
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Cervantes’ Severe Ordeal.IntroductionThe fame of the most celebrated
Panama City Sacked
Today's installment concludes Buccaneers Sack Panama,our selection from History of the Pirates by Johann W. Von Archenholz published in 1803. For