Exemplary Stories

by DeCervantes

Overview

More popular in their day than Don Quxixote, Cervantes's Exemplary Stories (1613) surprise, challenge and delight. Ranging from the picaresque to the satirical, the Exemplary Stories defy the conventions of heroic chivalric literature through a combination of comic irony, moral ambiguity, realism, and sheer mirth. This new translation captures the full vigor of Cervantes's wit and make available two rarely printed gems, "The Illustrious Kitchen Maid" and "The Power of Blood."

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199555000
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/15/2008
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	1,067,353
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1470L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Cervantes's prologueThe Little Gypsy GirlThe Jealous Old Man from ExtremaduraThe Glass GraduateRinconete and CortadilloThe Deceitful MarriageThe Dialogue of The DogsThe Illustrious Kitchen MaidThe Power of Blood

Editorial Reviews

"West shows...ingenuity and resourcefulness at bringing across the complex linguistic, generic and social nuances of the originals....West's book should be the translation of choice for students and general readers, whatever their motive for reading this poetry may be, and even experienced scholars will want to see what West has made of the difficult and controversial passages they encounter in their own study of Greek....By all means acquire this beautifully produced volume."—International Journal of the Classical Tradition
"Clear, modern translation free of the defects of both literalism and unnecessary paraphrase. A very useful book for a survey of Greek lit course."—Douglas Domingo Foraste, California State Universityat Long Beach
"A representative and entrancing collection faithfully rendered with musical elegance and, when the occasion demands, frankly lucid."—E.N. Genovese, San Diego State University
"Finally an affordable replacement for Lattimore! This selection is enormous, the notes are generous in scope. I will adopt this next time I do Greek lit."—D.W. Tandy, University of Tennessee
"While translation always pays a price, this one can boast a language vigorous and frank, and above all, readable."—Donald L. Jennermann, Religious Studies Review

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