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Tag Archives: Don Quixote
For in the beginning of literature there is myth
“Parable of Cervantes and the Quixote” by Jorge Luis Borges Translated by Andrew Hurley Weary of his land of Spain, an old soldier of the king’s army sought solace in the vast geographies of Ariosto, in that valley of the moon … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Quixote, Literature, Miguel de Cervantes
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Tilting At Windmills
Don Quixote of the Mancha re-told by Judge Parry Illustrated by Walter Crane London Blackie & Son Limited 1900 First Edition thus
Posted in Art, Books, Europe
Tagged book illustration, Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes, Spain
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Literary Illustration
There is a long history of utilizing maps as a mode of literary illustration. The current exhibition Landmarks: Maps As Literary Illustration at Harvard’s Houghton Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts brings together a wonderful collection of more than sixty literary maps of places … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Libraries, Maps, Museums, USA, Writing
Tagged 100 Acre Wood, book illustration, Cartography, Don Quixote, mapmaking, Miguel de Cervantes, Oz, Winnie the Pooh
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