Composed throughout Cervantes's writing life and mentioned in "Don Quixote", his Spanish stories range from traditional tales of love to incisive moral fables. The stories featured include: "The Little Gipsy Girl"; "Rinconete and Cortadillo"; "The Glass Graduate"; "The Jealous Extremaduran"; "The Deceitful Marriage"; and "The Dogs' Colloquy".
Composed throughout Cervantes''s writing life and mentioned in Don Quixote, his Exemplary Stories are among the first and finest Spanish short stories: ranging from traditional tales of love to incisive moral fables. In The Little Gipsy Girl, an Italianate romance, the nomadic life is idealised through a love affair between the beautiful Preciosa and a nobleman who agrees to live as a gipsy to win her heart. Elsewhere, the intricacies of love are further explored in tales such as The Jealous Extremaduran, while the picaresque Rinconette and Cortadillo, depicting the friendship between a card-sharper and a pickpocket, presents a very different insight into the lower classes of seventeenth-century Spain. Widely regarded as one of Cervantes''s greatest stories, The Dogs'' Colloquy brilliantly captures Spanish conversation and society in its depiction of a discussion between two dogs mysteriously granted the gift of speech.
Get Exemplary Stories by at the best price and quality guranteed only at Werezi Africa largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Penguin Books Ltd and it has pages. Enjoy Shopping Best Offers & Deals on books Online from Werezi - Receive at your doorstep - Fast Delivery - Secure mode of Payment
