{"product_id":"don-quixote-reprint-1","title":"Don Quixote Modern Reprint","description":"\u003cp\u003e6e, Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, Translated with an Introduction and notes by John Rutherford\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-subtree=\"aimfl\"\u003eMiguel de Cervantes’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e, published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, stands as a foundational masterpiece of Western literature and is widely considered the world's first modern novel.\u003c\/span\u003e The brilliant, tragicomic narrative follows Alonso Quixano, an aging Spanish hidalgo whose mind becomes completely unhinged from reading too many chivalric romances, prompting him to rename himself Don Quixote de la Mancha and set out as a wandering knight-errant to revive the golden age of chivalry. Accompanied by his fiercely loyal, pragmatic squire \u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eSancho Panza\u003c\/span\u003e—who rides a donkey and acts as the perfect, down-to-earth foil to his master's grand delusions—Quixote roams the Spanish countryside, famously mistaking windmills for towering giants and squalid inns for enchanted castles. By creating a multi-layered masterpiece that seamlessly blends psychological realism with meta-fictional satire, Cervantes brilliantly dismantled the outdated traditions of medieval romance, creating a profound, enduring allegory about the eternal struggle between idealistic human dreams and the harsh, unyielding realities of the physical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange clothbound hardcover modern reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moons Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56543546212518,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/6563\/1040\/files\/61E334F7-B3D5-4645-ADB4-1651FCDD3341.jpg?v=1780095224","url":"https:\/\/moons-rare-books.myshopify.com\/products\/don-quixote-reprint-1","provider":"Moons Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}