Jun 13, 2017 · Project Gutenberg offers "The Story of Don Quixote" translated by Clayton Edwards and Arvid Paulson. Project Gutenberg also offers "The History of Don Quixote" …

Oct 13, 2021 · His translation is newer than Grossman and he is a lifelong Cervantes Scholar. He’s going to be your best bet for a translator going for “purity” towards Cervantes’ “intent”. …

Sep 3, 2017 · I believe the reason most people think of the windmill scene when they think of Don Quixote is that it's so close to the beginning of the novel, and that's as far as most people get. …

Jan 6, 2022 · Currently reading through the Motteux translation of DQ, but have seen people go as far as to say "avoid it like the plague" and I've seen some people saying that reading …

Jan 7, 2022 · I've read that the Ormsby translation is the most accurate, but dry. On the other hand, the Lathrop translation is close to the Grossman translation but has corrected some …

Apr 25, 2010 · Considering how readable Don Quijote is in Spanish, even for a non-native speaker, I feel like any translation that is "hard as hell" is probably not very good. I like Edith …

Aug 14, 2014 · Edith Grossman's translation is the newest, I believe, and highly regarded. Her translation is a more literal translation of Cervantes, and I'm leaning toward reading it. this …

Dec 18, 2017 · The Samuel Putnam translation was probably the most widely read for decades, and it still holds up. I know most versions of his translation are slightly abridged however (and …

Dec 18, 2014 · Edith Grossman's translation of the Quixote is excellent; retains all the humor and coherence of the original. Here's a summarized version of Harold Bloom's forward he …

Dec 8, 2012 · The Edith Grossman edition is excellent--I first tried to read Don Quixote in one of the older translations and could barely get through the first few chapters, but Grossman's …