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Distinguished man of letters Ilan Stavans believes Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote de la Mancha invented modern consciousness. In these lectures, Stavans explores the works impact within Renaissance Spain and discusses Cervantes career as a soldier, tax collector, and failed playwright. Stavans also focuses on the baroque style and the way Spain has built its national identity around Don Quixote. With a wealth of insight, these enlightening lectures are invaluable both for those already passionate about Cervantes masterpiece and for those only about to discover its wonders.
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About Ilan Stavans
Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring
Professor of Latin American and Latino Culture and Five College Fortieth
Anniversary Professor at Amherst College. He is the author of Latino USA: A
Cartoon History and editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature.
His work has been translated into a dozen languages and adapted into theater
and film. Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and of many international prizes
and honors, he lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.