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Cervantes: Exemplary Novels 4

with introduction, notes and translation by John Macklin

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. ~ 167p Aris and Phillips Classical texts

Table of contents

General introduction
LIfe and work
The composition of the exemplary novels
Harmless entertainment
Exemplarity
Hidden mystery
This edition
Select bibliography
Lady Cornelia (La senora Cornelia) with introduction and translation
The Decietful Marrigae (El casamiento enganoso) with introduction and translation
The Dialogue of the Dogs (El coloquio de los perros with introduction and translation
Notes to the stories
Map of Spain in the sixteenth century

Author Bibliographic

John A. Jones is Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull
John Macklin is Cowdray Professor of Spanish at the University of Leeds.

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