About the Rutherford translation of Don QuixoteĪlthough he preserves the author’s long sentences, Rutherford chose to use modern language rather than archaic or literary language, as he explains in his introduction, because Cervantes was using the language of his own time. John David Rutherford is a British writer, professor, Hispanist, and translator of works in Spanish. Don Quixote: Other Info and Resourcesįor a list of online guides and books about or inspired by Don Quixote including, for example, Ilan Stavans’ very relevant book Quixote, jump down the page. 2020 – Raffel revised by Diana de Armas WilsonĮxtracts have been included below so that you can see how the different translations sound.1981 – Ormsby revised by Joseph Ramon Jones and Kenneth Douglas.1755 – Jarvis revised by Tobias Smollett.All six of the twenty-first-century translations are in print. Don Quixote: translations in EnglishĮditions of five of the pre-twenty-first-century translations are in print, and those that were published before around 1920 are no longer under copyright, so scans of them are freely available online. If you just want a quick-and-dirty recommendation on which translation to choose out of all of them, jump to the conclusion at the bottom of this page. It focuses on 7 translations published from 2000 to 2020 and gives information about a few related books. The post gives information about 14 translations published from 1620 to 1995. Part 1 of this post talks about the history of the novel, the challenge of translating it, and the pronunciation and spelling of the title. I found so much information on translations of Don Quixote that I had to split this post into two. A text at the bottom reads, “An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.“Which English translation of Don Quixote should I read?” INTRODUCTION BY HAROLD BLOOM An image shows the stylized logo of Ecco Press. Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote A New Translation by Edith Grossman The name of the publisher, “HarperCollins e-books” is printed at the top left section of the cover, with its logo as a stylized set of flames atop waves.
The cover of a book titled, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes shows the title inscribed over the pages of an open book.
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