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著名长篇小说《唐·吉诃德》（1602～1615）是塞万提斯的代表作。小说全名为《奇情异想的绅士堂吉柯德·德·拉·曼却》共2卷，主要描写一个瘦弱的没落贵族吉柯德因迷恋古代骑士小说，竟像古代骑士那样用破甲驽马装扮起来，以丑陋的牧猪女作美赛天仙的崇拜贵妇，再以矮胖的农民桑丘·潘札作侍从，3次出发周游全国，去创建扶弱锄强的骑士业绩。以致闹出不少笑话，到处碰壁受辱，被打成重伤或被当作疯子遣送回家。小说中出现的人物近700个，描绘的场景从宫廷到荒野遍布全国。揭露了16世纪末到17世纪初正在走向衰落的西班牙王国的各种矛盾，谴责了贵族阶级的荒淫腐朽，展现了人民的痛苦和斗争，触及了政治、经济、道德、文化和风俗等诸方面的问题。小说塑造了可笑、可敬、可悲的吉柯德和既求实胆小又聪明公正的农民桑丘这两个世界文学中的著名典型人物，将现实主义和浪漫主义有机地结合起来，既有朴实无华的生活真实，也有滑稽夸张的虚构情节，在反映现实的深度、广度上，在塑造人物的典型性上，都迈上了一个新的台阶。


Book Description
An abridged version of the adventures of an eccentric country gentleman and his faithful companion who set out as knight and squire of old to right wrongs and punish evil.

This novel is an amusing satirical romance of eccentric knight-errantry in La Mancha, central Spain. It follows the adventures of Don Quixote and his rustic companion, Sancho Panza, and the absurdly directed chivalry of the former.

FromPublishers Weekly
This imposing volume presents the first part of the quest by the beloved Don, whose name stands for chivalry and courage--"The Impossible Dream." The book's heavy stock, binding and design all impart an air of style and prestige, reinforced by Bogin's suave translation, which makes good use of abundant dialogue. (The phraseology and vocabulary, however--"erstwhile," "apothecary," "coherence"--will be beyond younger readers.) Though the paintings by Spanish artist Boix are masterfully executed, some lack the sweep expected from this panoramic work; much of the imagery is somewhat pallid, both in tone and emotional impact. And, though the architectural details, period apparel and scenery are all richly evocative, the characters themselves are often small in scale and dwarfed by their stunning surroundings. Nevertheless, the presence of an elegantly produced, picture book version of this classic merits attention and applause. All ages.

FromSchool Library Journal
Cervantes's Don Quixote, the moniker and persona adopted by the addled Senor Quijada , who has read a few too many chivalric romances, hardly needs introduction to adults. However, most young people will have hardly heard him mentioned, much less had any firsthand contact with this larger-than-life literary creation. Bogin has taken some of the more involving, outrageous, and well-known adventures of the knight errant and his squire, Sancho Panza, and put them together into a relatively brief narrative that nonetheless is strikingly true to the tone and style of the Spanish original. Her prose, lively and at times employing modern vernacular to good effect, does full justice to Cervantes's mad Knight of the Sad Countenance. It begs reading aloud, and may well start discussion and contemplation. Boix's illustrations are delicate, detailed, gold-washed watercolors that create a kind of fairy-tale ambience. They will grab readers' attention and imaginations and direct anyone picking the book up to delve into it and to find out what's going on. Taken as a whole, this is a lovely job of bookmaking, providing an examplary introduction to a classic work.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Ann Welton, Thomas Academy, Kent,

FromAudioFile
Christopher Casenove employs an impressive range of British accents in his Performance--and presents everyone from earl to washerwoman. Such voices may not be what listeners expect from DON QUIXOTE, but they make it easy to tell who's speaking, even when a scene contains more than one character of a certain "type." Together, the excerpts which comprise this abridgeent convey the tone and spirit of the source without awkward breaks or transitions. The music that begins and ends each tape--solo classical guitar--summons images of the Spanish countryside, and might have done so more effectively had it been integrated into the reading. T.J.W.

Book Dimension :
length: (cm)19.8 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.6