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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The Gothic short story is one of the most enduring of genres. In this volume we explore works by classic authors from all corners of Europe as they explore and exploit narratives with their undeniable talents.

Don Quixote is widely considered to be the first modern novel. As a classic of Western literature, it is regarded by scholars worldwide to be one of the best works of fiction ever written and a magnificent product of the Spanish golden age of literature. And merely from a grammatical standpoint alone, Cervantes' influence on the Spanish language has been so great that his work is often called " la lengua de Cervantes".

Alonso Quijiana, esaltato dalla lettura dei romanzi cavallereschi, si fa cavaliere errante e decide di percorrere in cerca di avventure le strade della Spagna insieme col suo improvvisato scudiero, Sancio Panza. Miguel de Cervantes crea un personaggio unico, antieroe per eccellenza, che ha attraversato i secoli reclamando il proprio diritto a sognare. In continuo equilibrio tra realtà e fantasia, l'opera non è altro che un incredibile viaggio che si sviluppa come in un eterno gioco di specchi tra letteratura e vita.

Disfruta de las aventuras del famoso caballero Don Quijote y su fiel escudero Sancho Panza en su lucha contra gigantes, molinos y otros peligros imaginarios. Esta es una historia que ha cautivado a generaciones enteras y que sigue siendo relevante hoy en día.

El clásico indiscutible de las letras españolas en una edición única.

Entranced by romantic tales of heroism and chivalry, Don Quixote—self-proclaimed knight errant—embarks on a delusional quest for fame and adventure. The eccentric Spanish country gentleman and his companion Sancho encounter an array of unforgettable characters and undertake some of the most famously foolhardy exploits in literature. Listeners will delight in following their chivalrous misadventures to right wrongs and punish evil in this timeless, laugh-out-loud tale.

In volume two, we encounter the further adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, but without the long, rambling diversions contained in the earlier volume. Each chapter in part two is focused solely on the meandering travels of the famous pair as they make their way through one ridiculous situation after another.

El licenciado Vidriera tells the story of the life of the student Tomás Rodaja, who travels to Italy as a soldier. When he returns to Spain, he goes crazy because of a love potion that a lady gave him and he becomes obsessed with the notion that it is made of glass and can be broken. However, he then becomes so clever that everyone wants to ask him for advice...

Don Quixote is an early novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in the character of the Morisco historian, Cide Hamete Benengeli, whom he claims to have hired to translate the story from an Arabic manuscript he found in Toledo's bedraggled old Jewish quarter.The protagonist, Alonso Quixano, is a minor landowner who has read so many stories of chivalry that he descends into fantasy and becomes convinced he is a knight errant. Together with his companion Sancho Panza, the self-styled Don Quixote de la Mancha sets out in ...

Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte der gleichnamigen Hauptperson, eines verarmten Junkers, der durch die Lektüre unzähliger Ritterromane den Verstand verliert und beschließt, nun selbst als Ritter auszuziehen, "um Abenteuer zu suchen und all das zu üben, was, wie er gelesen, die fahrenden Ritter übten, das heißt jegliche Art von Unbill wiedergutzumachen und sich in Gelegenheiten und Gefahren zu begeben, durch deren Überwindung er ewigen Namen und Ruhm gewinnen würde." Don Quijote holt seinen alten Klepper aus dem Stall, gibt ihm den klangvollen Namen Rosinante, stellt sich notdürftig eine Rüstung zusammen und bricht auf.

Diego Carriazo y Tomás de Avendaño son dos jóvenes de buenas familias burgalesas que, deseando correr aventuras, deciden engañar a sus padres, diciéndoles que quieren ir a estudiar a Salamanca... cuando lo que en realidad quieren es recorrer aquellas ciudades de España donde poder aprender toda clase de picardías, que nada tienen que ver con el estudio Pero quiere la fortuna que, cuando se hospedan en la posada del sevillano, en Toledo, haya allí una fregona de tal belleza que Tomás se enamorará perdidamente de ella.

Ricardo es un caballero siciliano que está cautivo en Turquía y que cuenta a su amigo, el renegado Mahamut, la causa de su cautiverio.

Published in two volumes a decade apart, Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and perhaps the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, it regularly appears at the top of lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. Love is good. It’s positive, a source of joy, nourishment and all over goodness. But sometimes other more malevolent forces come to play. They infect that love, they see their form as better. Instinctively we would shy away but sometimes its pull is too powerful, almost attractive. We are drawn closer into the shadows.

Literature's famous gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha, his trusty squire Sancho Panza, and their adventures and mishaps, are told in this centuries-old classic, which features challenges with windmill monsters, castles masquerading as inns, as well as innkeepers, prostitutes, goat herders, soldiers, priests, escaped convicts, and scorned lovers. Don Quixote must do battle with all of these for the sake of chivalry and knighthood - at least, that is what he believes.

Written a year before his death, this collection of short plays by Miguel de Cervantes is a fine example of his genius. Oftentimes overlooked, these eight vignettes are funny and touching at the same time. Designed to be performed in between larger acts, they give a glimpse into a world far less glamorous than courtly life.

Don Quixote, der Ritter von der traurigen Gestalt, sein bauernschlauer Knappe Sancho Panza sowie der dürre Gaul Rosinante sind legendär. Ebenso legendär wie die warme Bariton-Stimme von Hans Paetsch, die wir aus unzähligen Märchenlesungen, Hörspielen und Filmen kennen: ein Gipfeltreffen voller Humor, Witz und Tiefgang. Zu hören sind alle weltberühmten, uns von Kindheit an vertrauten Taten Don Quixotes: Sein Kampf gegen die Windmühlen, die Attacke gegen staubumwölkte Hammelherden, die ihm mächtige Heere zu sein scheinen, und der blutige Kampf mit einigen Schläuchen roten Weines.

El Amante Liberal es una de las Novelas Ejemplares de Miguel de Cervantes. En esta historia, seguimos la vida de Ricardo, un apuesto y valiente joven noble que se enamora de Leonisa, una dama de gran belleza y virtud. Su amor es intenso y apasionado, pero pronto se ve enfrentado a una serie de desafíos y obstáculos que ponen a prueba su relación y su carácter. Ricardo, determinado a estar con Leonisa, se embarca en una serie de aventuras para proteger su amor y su honor. A lo largo de su camino, enfrenta traiciones y conflictos que amenazan con separarlo de Leonisa para siempre.

Miguel de Cervantes retrata a la sociedad de su tiempo sin dejar títere con cabeza. El licenciado Vidriera cuenta la vida del estudiante Tomás Rodaja, que viaja a Italia como soldado, y cuando vuelve a España, se vuelva loco a causa de una pócima de amor que le da una dama y se obsesiona con que es de vidrio y se puede romper. Pero se vuelve tan ingenioso que todos le piden consejo... Escuchar historias es una manera eficaz y placentera de aprender un idioma extranjero mientras conduces, cocinas, paseas o descansas en tu sillón favorito.

Known as the High Renaissance period, the philosophy of the 1500s leaned towards establishing the relationship between the human body and the human soul. Logic was waning as a philosophical ideal and, instead, the focus fell on human nature. ‘500 Quotations from the Great Philosophers of the 16th Century’ cherry-picks some of the most profound and insightful observations from some of the finest minds of that era. A superb gift for history buffs and philosophy fans alike.