"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Bookworm History
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This episode is all about “Don Quixote", the tower of classic lit awesomeness by Miguel de Cervantes! We talk about the author’s life, the novel's history, and the remarkable way Cervantes was able to blur the fantasy and reality for both his characters and the reader.
I have had a copy of Don Quixote on every bookshelf in every place I’ve lived for the last 15 years and just got around to actually reading it about two months ago (the decision was made one sleepless night when, for the life of me, I could not get Linda Eder’s version of “Man of La Mancha” out of my head!). What I discovered was so much cooler than anything I could have anticipated.
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I read don Quixote many times in my life and every time Cervantes had a different amazing message for me. I strongly suggest you to read it again after 10 years. You'll find more fascinating stuff. Don Quixote has many layers, and it's a novel full of symbolism. It is an almost subversive criticism of Spain, carefully disguised under the role of a crazy knight, with the intention to avoid Inquisition. Finding the hidden messages of Cervantes is way more fascinating than chasing pokemons go. That is why this novel is an absolute best seller for centuries. Many people learnt Spanish just to read it in the original version.
You're absolutely correct, there are so many layers to this book I've barely scratched the surface! I would love read it in the original Spanish, getting good translations can be tricky and a lot can be lost.
Yea. It's almost like a bible. Amazing.
Hi Dionisio .. i need some help around Don Quixote history .. what prevailing in spain when Don quixote was written.... i have presentation on it.. please help..
THE GREATEST PIECE OF LITERATURE EVER WRITTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As a spanish speaker and book reader i bought Don Quijote as a must read book for me. like an obligation. to my surprise i found the book amazingly entertaning for a 400 years old book and even more surprising very fun! to this day its by far my favourite book of all.
Alejandro Medina Probably most important export of Spain. Gift to the world
This video, this book! I love Cervantes, even when he dithers! The text is like a 17th century novel, primer, soul mate, the list goes on, I caution people to read this slowly and with care. As for your video, astoundingly magificent, watched it many times..keep up the great work and enthusiasm. Cheers!
Amazing review !! I'm reading the book in Portuguese (Brazilian here) and the language is very similar of Spanish and the poetry of Cervantes while the story goes is just incredible
Yes, very well done there on an extremely difficult book to summarise.
Thank you!
En un lugar de La Mancha...
Thank you a lot !! It helped me a lot with an oral report I have. (It's for tomorrow) Don't worry, you'll be on my mentions. (information sources)
+Felix Falu Glad I could help, good luck with the report!
So the book takes the piss at pop culture even before there was one? Or does it go as far as taking the piss at high culture too? Did Cervantes hang out with Marcel Duchamp or something?
Now I really want to read this book. But oh my it's long I'm afraid I won't pick it up anytime soon >,< Anyway I'm sold. You definitely put this book on my radar.
the3spoonsOFsugar I know exactly what you mean! I had a copy sitting on my shelf for many, MANY years before I finally tackled it. It was worth it, but it is definitely an investment!
I barely bought this book two days ago online and it's here ! I'm starting it tomorrow on my way to work.
Outstanding. Thank you. A big help !
+Kristin Regina Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! Are you working on something Quixote-related?
you should have first talked about what is in the book than about the book
wouldn't it be funny if Cervantes actually wrote the fake second part just to muck up the continuity of the real book even more
That is an amazing thought. I had never considered this before, but I think there really was a plagiarizer. The reason I think it was an amazing thought is because that's the type of publicity stunt a writer would pull today though today it would be too easy to debunk.
Well well well lol it’s nice to get some shine 😂👌🏾✌🏾💯
The first great novel ever written . Yes, there had been other minor attempts before but this was pretty much the Big Bang of novels, and in a way it can be considered the greatest novel ever written.
hey can u review "war and peace"
Thanks. Do you have a translation that you recommend?
Miguel de Cervantes probably wrote the false and the true second part
Thank you for your detailed explanation of this truly amazing book! Fascinating, how Cervantes partly experienced some of these
adventures himself! It is truly worth reading, or listening to on Audio books. I like your style!
a voice of thanks to you sir .you made mylife easier i had to understand this book for my tests but i could not summarise
Thank you so much!
+Liz Young Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it!
I've been thinking about reading this book lately for some more Spanish practice. It's funny that you mentioned Zaragoza because I lived there for a few months back in 2008. It'll be tricky to get a hold of a Spanish copy of this book in Moscow. Plus I've been plenty busy reading Dostoevsky lately.
Very cool! I'm thinking of doing something similar with "The Three Musketeers" to get me back into French. I've never read any Dostoevsky, but have been told I should. Any recommendations?
BookwormHistory I really liked the Brothers Karamazov, but I only read it in English. The Idiot is great so far. It's cool that you can read in French. Dumas is a good author. Bonne chance avec ton lecture!
Dostoevsky wrote in a letter to a friend that if he was forced to take a book to a desert island, he would choose Don Quixote, and that no one should condemn him for it.
Great reviews! Keep them coming!
"Don Quixote" by the composer Richard Strauss inspired me to pick up the book. One of the best novels I've picked up in awhile. Awesome review!
Thank you, I will look for the Strauss recording!
@@barbarajohnson1442 Rostropovich with the Berlin Philharmonic is my favorite recording of the piece.
Is Dan's daddy a giraffe 🦒
Mt last name is cervantes
Brian Arreola Cervantes Arreola Cervantes
Welp. My last name is Saavedra.
Well, congratulations!
I know people from the Caribbean whose last name is Shakespeare!
It is actually about Spain after the expulsion of the Jews and Muslims. Read Maria-Rosa Menocal's Ornament of the World, chapter 16 for an illuminating commentary on the book.
Thanks
Thank you!
Interesting to read in old Spanish. Spoofing knight errants, reminds me of "Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy", spoofing Science Fiction genre.
A masterly description of the true myth, story, and composition of the Don Quixote tale. At one point the narrator here, hurriedly talking his way through the labyrinthine story, says in front to the camera " stop me if I talk to fast " This truly worthy of Cervantes himself who I could see smiling from antiquity.
Thanks!
I’ve never read this but you have definitely inspired me to see what I have been missing out on. Over 1000 pages! Biggest book ever!
There is a theory that Cervantes put the errors in the first part there on purpose to further create disjointed craziness. The printer mistakenly "fixed" the errors.
Shakespeare used Cardenio and several caracthers from that mini novela in El Quijote and wrote a play.
This video is as much fun as reading the first pages of Don Quixote...🍾
I knew nothing about Miguel. So thank you
Very well studied
Very helpful
Thank you very much for your sharing. From your description, Don Quixote is like Inception (the film).
+吳永康 I never really thought of it like that, but you're right! The way Cervantes layers narration is very similar to the way Nolan layered dreams!
The original story is from arabiq
Thats Cervantes making metaficcion, the book was written in spanish
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The first novel!
Isn,t the first but maybe the best.
You have a very simple mind
too spanish the book
umm.....it's pronounced quicks-oat.