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If a Filipino Writer Reads Don Quijote

Alfred A. Yuson

3.3/5 ( ratings)

What else can be said about a novel that for centuries has been endlessly translated and written about? The fourth Centennial of Don Quijote de la Mancha triggered a new avalanche of words on a book that seems to have long been buried in glory. After all, did not Menard/Borges point out that Cervantes' novel, "primarily a pleasant reading", has become "an excuse for patritic toasts and obscenely lavish editions", and conclude that "glory is a sort of injustice, perhaps the worst of all"?

Yet underneath that glory, Don Quijote still retains the miracle of a fresh experience whenever a reader opens its pages. Writers F. Sionil Jose, Alfred Yuson and Vicente Garcia Groyon accepted Instituto Cervantes' invitation to share their insights on the novel in three lectures held during 2005. Gathered in the present volume, these lectures stand as proof of what wondrous outcome could occur if a Filipino writer reads Don Quijote.

Language: English

Pages: 120

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Instituto Cervantes and UST Publishing House

Release: May 07, 2022

ISBN 13: 9789715064415

If a Filipino Writer Reads Don Quijote

Alfred A. Yuson

3.3/5 ( ratings)

What else can be said about a novel that for centuries has been endlessly translated and written about? The fourth Centennial of Don Quijote de la Mancha triggered a new avalanche of words on a book that seems to have long been buried in glory. After all, did not Menard/Borges point out that Cervantes' novel, "primarily a pleasant reading", has become "an excuse for patritic toasts and obscenely lavish editions", and conclude that "glory is a sort of injustice, perhaps the worst of all"?

Yet underneath that glory, Don Quijote still retains the miracle of a fresh experience whenever a reader opens its pages. Writers F. Sionil Jose, Alfred Yuson and Vicente Garcia Groyon accepted Instituto Cervantes' invitation to share their insights on the novel in three lectures held during 2005. Gathered in the present volume, these lectures stand as proof of what wondrous outcome could occur if a Filipino writer reads Don Quijote.

Language: English

Pages: 120

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Instituto Cervantes and UST Publishing House

Release: May 07, 2022

ISBN 13: 9789715064415

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