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I love those paintings of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza – each and every one of them!
After much postponing I finally got to read Don Quixote this year; I started out with a lot of misgivings (“It’s certainly gonna be boring as hell” – “That ancient Spanish language is gonna drive me nuts”, etc) and was very, very pleasantly surprised. The language was the opposite of annoying, many anecdotes were lough-out-loud funny and those two characters… they are now among my most favorite characters in any novel I have read so far. So, whenever I see those two pictured, my heart becomes soft, I just LOVE them.
Oh, and I have a thrift edition of the book that has a reproduction of the first page of the original 1605 printing – and I just had to stare at it for a couple minutes before reading, it is so beautiful.
I love finding Quixote and Sancho in your blog, Sheila! It’s like meeting old friends. :)
You might want to check out the Orson Welles’ DON QUIXOTE set in modern (well, 1960’s…) day. He never finished it, but a working cut was assembled after his death. Crummy sound, but amazing images. It’s definitely worth a look.
B
You might want to check out the Orson Welles’ DON QUIXOTE set in modern (well, 1960’s…) day. He never finished it, but a working cut was assembled after his death. Crummy sound, but amazing images. It’s definitely worth a look.
B
You might find it interesting to view the illustrations from the 1780 edition of Don Quixote by the Spanish Academy of Madrid. It is currently being spotlighted by the McCune Collection on their website: http://www.mccunecollection.org. This edition is in 4 volumes and has engravings of his adventures through Spain, including a map of his travels. It is considered one of the finest ever made and is very rare. The engravings are interesting.