Don Quijote De La Mancha

Madrid: Real Academia Española: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española; Alfaguara, 2004. Edicion del IV centenario. Small quarto in glossy white paper-backed boards; ci, 1249 pages: illustrations; 21 cm; bibliographical references (pages 1153-1155). Place-holder ribbon bound in. Fine (No jacket, as issued). As new. Hardcover. ISBN: 8420467286; 9788420467283

In Spanish. "Presents the classic Spanish tale of chivalry and abiding optimism, depicting the exploits of a knight who attempts to bring justice and truth to the world, accompanied by essays, notes, and a study of Cervantes's language." ¶  Contents: Presentación -- Una novela para el siglo XXI / Mario Vargas Llosa -- La invención del "Quijote" / Francisco Ayala -- Cervantes y el "Quijote" / Martin de Riquer -- Nota al texto / Francisco Rico -- Don Quijote de la Mancha / edición y notas de Francisco Rico -- La lengua de Cervantes y el "Quijote" / José Manuel Blecua [and others]. ¶ Novela española. Literatura espanhola. Romance. Crítica e interpretación. Spanish language materials -- Fiction. Picaresque fiction. Action and adventure fiction. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Picaresque literature. Picaresque fiction. Action and adventure fiction. Spanish language materials. Romans picaresques.