The Wanderings of Persiles and Sigismunda: A Northern Story by Cervantes Saavedra

"The Wanderings of Persiles and Sigismunda: A Northern Story" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a Byzantine romance novel completed in 1616, just three days before his death. Unlike his famous "Don Quixote," this work embraces the fantastic over the commonplace. Cervantes considered it his greatest achievement. The novel follows heroes traveling under the names Periandro and Auristela, whose true identities may harbor deeper historical and religious significance. It was published posthumously in 1617. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616
Translator Stanley, Louisa Dorothea, -1877
LoC No. 06022266
Title The Wanderings of Persiles and Sigismunda: A Northern Story
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_trabajos_de_Persiles_y_Sigismunda
Credits Produced by Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Voyages and travels -- Fiction
Subject Spanish fiction -- Translations into English
Category Text
eBook-No. 61561
Release Date
Last Update Oct 17, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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