Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant have found its way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction, the 'books of chivalry', this precursor of the modern novel...
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Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant have found its way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction, the 'books of chivalry', this precursor of the modern novel broadened and deepened into a sophisticated, comic account of the contradictions of human nature. Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Note to the Text -- The Life of Cervantes -- Translator's Note -- Preface to the Reader -- Volume One -- Book One -- Chapter 1 -- Of the quality and amusements of the renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha -- Chapter 2 -- Of the sage Don Quixote's first sally from his own habitation -- Chapter 3 -- The diverting expedient Don Quixote falls upon, in order to be knighted -- Chapter 4 -- Of what befell our knight, when he sallied from the inn -- Chapter 5 -- In which the story of our knight's misfortune is continued -- Chapter 6 -- Of the diverting and minute scrutiny performed by the curate and the barber, in the library of our sagacious hero -- Chapter 7 -- The second sally of our worthy knight Don Quixote de la Mancha -- Chapter 8 -- Of the happy success of the valiant Don Quixote, and the dreadful and inconceivable adventure of the windmills, with other incidents worthy to be recorded by the most able historian -- Book Two -- Chapter 1 -- The conclusion and consequence of the stupendous combat between the gallant Biscayan, and the valiant knight of la Mancha -- Chapter 2 -- Of what further happened between Don Quixote and the Biscayan -- Chapter 3 -- Of what happened to Don Quixote, while he remained with the goatherds -- Chapter 4 -- What was related by a goatherd, who chanced to come into the hut -- Chapter 5 -- The conclusion of the story of the shepherdess Marcella, and other incidents -- Book Three -- Chapter 1 -- Wherein is recounted the unlucky adventure which happened to Don Quixote, in meeting with certain unmerciful Yanguesians -- Chapter 2 -- The adventure that happened to this sagacious knight at the inn, which he mistook for a castle -- Chapter 3.
