World Classics of World Literature -- Don Quixote

Author: Miguel de Cervantes Wang Tuo Wang Mangtu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In a small village in Spain, there lived a poor knight who was obsessed with knightly novels. Determined to imitate ancient knights and travel the world to right wrongs, he set off in ragged armor left by his grandfather, wielding a spear, and riding a pitifully thin horse. He even chose a girl from a neighboring village to be his ideal "lady" and vowed to serve her for life. However, he was beaten "as dry as a corpse" and carried back on a donkey by his neighbors. His family, both angry and amused, burned all the knightly novels in his room. Undeterred, Don Quixote set off again. He convinced a farmer named Sancho to be his attendant, promising him the role of governor of an island one day. The journey turned out to be full of delightful adventures. On one such outing, Sancho became the "governor" in a town belonging to the Duke of Don Quixote, and Don Quixote eagerly wanted to make a grand impact. Despite enduring countless hardships, Don Quixote remained steadfast in his dreams. Only upon his death did he finally realize his delusions.
The author of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, was one of the most outstanding realist novelists of the Spanish Renaissance. Born into a poor family of doctors, he only received a few years of secondary education. He once served as an attendant to a cardinal in Italy, where he was exposed to Italian literature and art and influenced by humanism. Due to his conflicts with the nobility and the church, Cervantes was falsely imprisoned several times. His famous masterpiece, Don Quixote, was conceived and matured in prison.
The Illustrated and Phonetically Annotated Classic World Literature Series introduced here is a carefully illustrated and edited series specifically dedicated to young readers. Its richly illustrated format and standard phonetic annotations compliant with primary school teaching standards fully meet the reading needs of elementary school students.
In a small village in Spain, there lived a poor knight who was obsessed with knightly novels. Determined to imitate ancient knights and travel the world to right wrongs, he set off in ragged armor left by his grandfather, wielding a spear, and riding a pitifully thin horse. He even chose a girl from a neighboring village to be his ideal "lady" and vowed to serve her for life. However, he was beaten "as dry as a corpse" and carried back on a donkey by his neighbors. His family, both angry and amused, burned all the knightly novels in his room. Undeterred, Don Quixote set off again. He convinced a farmer named Sancho to be his attendant, promising him the role of governor of an island one day. The journey turned out to be full of delightful adventures. On one such outing, Sancho became the "governor" in a town belonging to the Duke of Don Quixote, and Don Quixote eagerly wanted to make a grand impact. Despite enduring countless hardships, Don Quixote remained steadfast in his dreams. Only upon his death did he finally realize his delusions.
The author of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, was one of the most outstanding realist novelists of the Spanish Renaissance. Born into a poor family of doctors, he only received a few years of secondary education. He once served as an attendant to a cardinal in Italy, where he was exposed to Italian literature and art and influenced by humanism. Due to his conflicts with the nobility and the church, Cervantes was falsely imprisoned several times. His famous masterpiece, Don Quixote, was conceived and matured in prison.
The Illustrated and Phonetically Annotated Classic World Literature Series introduced here is a carefully illustrated and edited series specifically dedicated to young readers. Its richly illustrated format and standard phonetic annotations compliant with primary school teaching standards fully meet the reading needs of elementary school students.