Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547 1616 Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes De Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes, Michel Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes Doré, Gustave 1832 1883 Dore, Gustave Doré, Louis Christophe Paul Gustave Doré, Louis Auguste Gustave Dorè, Gustave Ormsby, John 1829 1895 The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 36 HTML file Reading ease score: 50.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 36" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel from the early 17th century, often considered one of the greatest works of Western literature. This volume continues the adventures of Don Quixote, the delusional knight-errant, and his squire Sancho Panza as they journey through various encounters that highlight themes of heroism, absurdity, and the nature of reality. The narrative satirizes chivalric romances while also exploring the complexities of human behavior and the stark contrast between idealism and practicality. In this section of the story, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza find themselves ambushed by a band of robbers while on their way to Barcelona. The chaos unfolds with a humorous twist as Don Quixote's noble intentions conflict with the realities of his situation. Sancho, unwilling to take punishment for the sake of Don Quixote's ideals, resists the knight's attempts to chastise him and instead, they are drawn into an encounter with Roque Guinart, a charismatic outlaw. The plot thickens when Claudia Jeronima seeks vengeance on Don Vicente Torrellas for breaking his promise, leading to tragedy and emotional turmoil. Throughout these events, Cervantes skillfully weaves themes of justice, honor, and the intersections of fate, leaving readers to ponder the essence of courage in a world rife with absurdity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 62616 59143 2024-10-03T07:05:16.915300 2023-10-03T06:51:44.073044 text/html text/html 52776 2020-12-29T06:52:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2802390 2020-12-29T06:52:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1610929 2024-10-03T07:05:20.514335 application/epub+zip 1606124 2024-10-03T07:05:17.913364 application/epub+zip 90903 2024-10-03T07:05:17.187313 application/epub+zip 1642903 2024-10-03T07:05:22.417427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1629028 2024-10-03T07:05:19.527306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119387 2022-09-03T09:25:43.198883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47942 47935 2024-10-03T07:05:16.649362 2023-10-03T06:51:43.911034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47751 2020-12-29T06:52:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18696 2020-12-29T06:52:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22903 2024-10-03T07:05:22.653284 application/rdf+xml 18664 2024-10-03T07:05:17.318343 image/jpeg 2554 2024-10-03T07:05:17.252304 image/jpeg 2481694 2024-10-03T07:05:16.958328 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia