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With stories about love, culture, adventure, religious differences and shocking endings, Exemplary Stories features dynamic protagonists and challenges tradition. Featuring twelve novellas, Exemplary Stories features a diverse array of protagonists, accompanied by captivating prose. Among this collection of short fiction is The Little Gypsy Girl, a story about a wise, talented and beautiful young woman who requires her noble suitor to leave his old life behind and become a gypsy in order to win her hand in marriage. Using irony to expose the social contrasts in a rich city, Rinconte and Cortadillo features two thieves that travel to a new town with intentions to join a guild of criminals. The Liberal Lover depicts a couple who take each other for granted. During the downfall of their relationship, a tragic event separates the two, causing them to reconsider the way they treat each other. Inviting discussion on the pivotal role mental health plays in daily life, The Lawyer of Glass depicts a handsome young man named Thomas, who is well-known for his intelligence. Enamored by Thomas, a local woman brews a love potion and gets Thomas to drink it, unintentionally poisoning him. Though he is able to physically recover, Thomas is convinced that he is made of glass, changing him in a way the woman never intended to. Exemplary Stories features twelve of Miquel de Cervantes' exceptional works of short fiction, each crafted with enthralling prose and thought-provoking plot that cater to curiosity and a sense of adventure. With an aesthetically pleasing approach, Cervantes crafted this collection to address social and moral issues. Since its publication in 1613, Exemplary Stories has inspired dramatic adaptations, and have inspired many writers. With shocking endings, complex conflicts, and adventurous settings, Exemplary Stories by Miguel de Cervantes continues to surprise and delight readers even four-hundred years later. This edition of Exemplary Stories by Miguel de Cervantes features twelve works of short fiction and has been redesigned with the modern reader in mind. With an eye-catching cover and an easy-to-read font, the excellence and awe of Exemplary Stories reaches the contemporary audience with ease.

"The Exemplary Novels of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra" from Miguel de Cervantes. Spanish novelist, poet and playwright (1547-1616).

In "Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote", Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra distills the essence of his monumental work "Don Quixote" into a collection that highlights the humor, absurdity, and poignant wisdom unique to his protagonist's adventures. The text presents a tapestry of reflections that oscillate between satire and profound philosophical inquiry, masterfully employing Cervantes' characteristic literary style, which blends realism with a flair for the fantastical. The book offers readers a comprehensive glimpse into the societal norms and human conditions of the early 17th century, encapsulating timeless themes of chivalry, identity, and the quest for meaning in a transient world. Cervantes'Äô life experiences, including his time as a soldier, prisoner, and a struggling writer, profoundly influenced the creation of this work. His encounters with societal injustices and personal tribulations provided him a distinct perspective, granting depth to his characters and an unparalleled understanding of human nature. This unique background has established Cervantes not just as a pioneer of the modern novel but as a perennial commentator on the follies of mankind. "Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote" is an essential read for anyone seeking to explore the humorous yet poignant reflections on life and society. Cervantes'Äô insights illuminate the absurdities of the human condition, making this collection a delightful companion for both seasoned literature lovers and newcomers alike.

One of the most quirky, eccentric and endearing heroes to ever be depicted in fiction, the chivalrous Don Quixote is sure to capture hearts while bringing tears of laughter to your eyes. If you've never encountered the Knight from La Mancha before, get set for a delightful sojourn through the Spanish countryside, across the fertile countryside of Central Spain. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was an immediate success when it was first published in 1605 and won huge financial and literary success for its creator, an impoverished writer and poet. Cervantes' own life was extremely eventful and colorful. The son of a poor army doctor, young Miguel enlisted in the army and fought in Turkey and Italy. He was captured by Algerian pirates and sold as a slave along with his brother and returned to Spain after three grueling years, when their ransom was finally paid. His aim in writing Don Quixote was, according to his own notes, to describe the manners and mores of the time and to tell the story in a clear and simple way. The character of the tragicomic Knight was apparently based on one of Cervantes' own uncles who lived in the times of troubadours and knights errant.The plot revolves round the elderly gentleman, Don Quixote who is fascinated by the ideas of chivalry and noble deeds he has read about in old books. He sets out with his trusted “squire” Sancho Panza, in reality a simple village yokel. The Don who traverses the land riding a decrepit old horse Rocinante, proceeds to fall into a series of misadventures, but still keeps his lofty ideals intact!The more practical and earthy Sancho tries to bring his master down to earth, but to no avail. His master falls irrevocably and grandly in love with a peasant woman Dulcinea whom he imagines to be a damsel in distress. A series of zany incidents follow, with the Don slipping more and more into his imagined reality. Regarded as the first prototype of the modern novel in Europe, Don Quixote is full of satire, humor, irony and wit. The character of the Man from La Mancha is both endearing and exasperating, while being one of the truly memorable figures in literature. The book appeals to young and old readers alike and is definitely a must read for its literary and humorous qualities.

Don Quixote is a parody of the romance of chivalry, as Aubrey F. G. Bell has described it, "a multiplicity of heterogeneous thoughts, events, episodes, scenes, and characters" welded together in a harmonious whole and bound together by "humor and the consistency of two chief characters," Alonso Quijano of the village of La Mancha and an illiterate peasant whom he recruits as his squire.Quijano, or Don Quixote, as he renames himself, is close to fifty, lean and gaunt, and has spent most of his time reading books of chivalry, selling many acres of his land to buy more of these books. Finally, his wits weakened, he decides to put into practice all that he has read. He polishes old pieces of armor and doctors a piece of a helmet with cardboard reinforced with iron strips, and he sets out to find someone to dub him a knight. The innkeeper at a nearby inn humors him. Alarmed at his absence, his niece finds him and brings him back to his village, where she and the curate decide to burn Quixote's library of more than one hundred books.Quixote chooses as his lady a good-looking farm girl who lives nearby, Aldonza Lorenzo, whom he renames Dulcinea. Since a squire is necessary, Quixote persuades a neighboring farmer, Sancho Panza, to follow him, with promises of adventure and the prospect of winning an island, over which Sancho is to become governor. Embarked upon his second sally, they find windmills, which Quixote imagines to be giants. Despite Sancho's warnings, Quixote charges them and is unhorsed by one of the wings. Now seeing that these are really windmills, Quixote explains them as the work of a magician who has changed what are truly giants into windmills. There follow a series of episodes, many of them derived from folklore, in which Quixote suffers setbacks. Two flocks of sheep are imagined to be a Christian army fighting a pagan army-the bleating of the sheep mistaken for the neighing of horses, the sound of trumpets, and the roll of drums.They meet a man on horseback with something on his helmet that gleams like gold. Quixote is convinced that it is the gold helmet of Mambrino, a famous enchanted helmet of folklore. Bearing down upon the horseman, who is a barber traveling from one village to another to perform some bloodletting for one man and to trim the beard of another, Quixote dismounts and puts to flight the barber, who abandons his headgear, which is actually a basin atop his head to protect it from the rain. Quixote picks it up and proceeds to wear it on his own head.When Quixote and Sancho meet a chain gang of galley slaves, all criminals, Quixote concludes that now is the time to right wrongs and aid the wretched. When the guards refuse to unshackle them, Quixote charges, and in the turmoil the criminals break their chains and the guards alternate their blows between