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Don Quixote · 01-30-2008, 07:26 PM

Congratulations to Kersten as well. It can be a very difficult work to get through; there are references to other contemporaneous and less well-known works, there are interpolated stories throughout, where Cervantes inserts tales that are only marginally part of the main story if at all, and some of the language can be tough on modern-day readers. If she made it all the way through, she's to be congratulated and rewarded.
Even in my most advanced literature classes, we read an abridged version (although in the original 17th century Spanish).

Also, if anyone's interested (probably not; I wouldn't be either), I explained about my handle back in a 3/29/05 post about the meaning of the Minstrel of the Dawn, back when the Rez and I were throwing some ideas around.

Best to all,
DQ

01-30-2008, 07:26 PM	#17
Don Quixote Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Springfield, MA 01109 Posts: 309	Re: Very strange GL reference Congratulations to Kersten as well. It can be a very difficult work to get through; there are references to other contemporaneous and less well-known works, there are interpolated stories throughout, where Cervantes inserts tales that are only marginally part of the main story if at all, and some of the language can be tough on modern-day readers. If she made it all the way through, she's to be congratulated and rewarded. Even in my most advanced literature classes, we read an abridged version (although in the original 17th century Spanish). Also, if anyone's interested (probably not; I wouldn't be either), I explained about my handle back in a 3/29/05 post about the meaning of the Minstrel of the Dawn, back when the Rez and I were throwing some ideas around. Best to all, DQ Last edited by Don Quixote; 01-30-2008 at 07:37 PM.