Exemplary novels Novelas ejemplares

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Exemplary novels = Novelas ejemplares

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ; general editor, B.W. Ife

Aris & Phillips, c1992

  • : set
  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 1 : cloth
  • v. 2 : pbk
  • v. 2 : cloth
  • v. 3 : pbk
  • v. 3 : cloth
  • v. 4 : pbk
  • v. 4 : cloth

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Novelas ejemplares

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Includes bibliographical references

Contents of Works

  • v. 1. Prologue
  • The little gypsy girl
  • The generous lover
  • Rinconete and Cortadillo
  • v. 2. The English Spanish girl
  • The glass graduate
  • The power of blood
  • v. 3. The jealous old man from Extremadura
  • The illustrious kitchen-maid
  • The two damsels
  • v. 4. Lady Cornelia
  • The deceitful marriage
  • The dialogue of the dogs

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 3 : pbk ISBN 9780856684968

Description

The Jealous Old Man from Extremadura follows the story of Felipo de Carrizales, as he returns from the New world as an old but a wealthy man. He chooses a young, innocent wife, Leonora, to provide him with an heir. His jealousy causes him to lock her away, where she is never to have contact with the male sex. This awakens the curiousilty of a young rake, Loaysa, who successfully breaches the house and proceeds to use flattery and guile on young Leonora. The Illustrious Kitchen-Maid follows the adventures of two noble boys, Avendano and Diego, who are fascinated by the life of the rogue. They decieve their parents by pretending to go to university and set out for the mecca of the rogue fraternity. When they stop off at a Toledo inn, Avendano falls in love with a virtuous kitchen maid. The maid turns out to be the illagitamet half sister of Diego. The noble lovers can now step out of their disguises and the prodigal sons can be reunited with their parents. The Two Damsels is a courtly novela about deception and dishonour in nobel circles in Andalusia. Teodosia and Leocadia, two beautiful young noblewomen are without each other's knowledge taken in by the same young nobleman, Marco Antonio. After promising marriage to each, Marco Antonio deserts them, prefering freedom and adventure to the ties of wedlock. The two girls pursue him, and catch up with their deciever, where Marco Antonio expresses his preference to Teodosia as his wife and matches Leocadia with his brother in marriage. Spanish text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.

Table of Contents

  • The Jealous Old Woman from Extremadura
  • The Illustrious Kitchen Maid
  • The Two Damsels.
Volume

v. 4 : cloth ISBN 9780856684975

Description

Lady Cornelia tells the story of two Spanish gentlemen, Don Juan de Gamboa and Don Antonio de Isunza, who become students in Bologna where, through chance events, Don Juan harbous a recently born child and aids an individual against a group of attackers. Don Antonio, meanwhile, whelters a lady who has sought his protection. As they relate these experiences to each other, events link up: the lady is beautiful Cornelia Bentibolli, the child her secret son by the Duke of Ferrara who is the victim of the attackers led by Lorenzo, Cornelia's brother, seeking revenge on the Duke. Eventually, Cornelia, the Duke and their son are united, Lorenzo and the Duke reconciled, and Don Juan and Don Antonio earn everyone's gratitude and friendship. The Deceitful Marriage is the story of a soldier who enters into marriage for wrong and selfish motives and who recieves is hust reward at the hands of his wife, who proves to be equally decietful. The Dialogue of the Dogs recounts an overheard conversation between two dogs Cipion and Berganza, in which one of them tells of his life in picaresque fashion, in a narrative which is interspersed with moral and philisophical insights while providing a critical perspective on contemporary Spanish society. Spanish text with facing-translation, introduction and notes.

Table of Contents

  • Lady Cornelia
  • The Deceitful Marriage
  • The Dialogue of the Dogs.

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