The Deceitful Marriage and other Exemplary Novels

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Palencia. 22 cm. 234 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Biblioteca clásicos de Castilla y León', numero coleccion(9). Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547-1616. Novelas ejemplares. Selección. Prólogo de José María Valverde. "El Norte de Castilla" .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 9788496932241

First published April 1, 1963

About the author

Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as the first modern novel.

It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.

In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.

He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

7 La mayoría de las novelas son chulas. Tienen momentos graciosos y ocurrentes. Le quito puntos por el mierdón que me pareció El coloquio de los perros, que encima me decepcionó ya que era la que más ganas tenía de leer. Lo único bueno es jajaj dos perros que hablan. Hasta ahí. Luego es muy aburrido. Espero no estar exagerando, el principio está bien pero la verdad no lo pude terminar.
Top1 La ilustre fregona: lo tiene todo, nostalgia, amistad, amor, se ponen a cantar, hay una pelea, una revelación loka...
Top 2 Las dos doncellas: muchas cosas pasan y todos son bisexuales claramente. Bastante entretenida.
Top 3 El casamiento engañoso: está muy bien pero son 10 páginas literal y es una introducción al cacaloquio de los perros. Pero me gustó mucho mucho
Top 4 El Licenciado Vidriera: me parto con el concepto y menciona Valladolid, Salamanca, Gante, Bruselas, Roma, Florencia... Osea que hitea un poco pero el final es sin más
Top 5 Novela y coloquio que pasó entre Cipión y Berganza: todo dicho por was
Dato curioso: este libro me sigue oliendo a manzana porque olvidé dos trozos dentro de una mochila meses junto a él.

[Hayden Schrauff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of the six stories Cervantes serves up, The Dogs' Colloquy and The Man of Glass stood out to me for their inventiveness and display of Cervantes' unique imagination. As with Don Quixote, I often found myself wondering how someone could be so creative to invent these tales. Indeed, it is clear the similarities in tone, structure, and character that Don Quixote and The Deceitful Marriage share the same DNA. So, it was surprising to find out in the foreword that his contemporary critics found this collection of short stories the true display of genius for Cervantes rather than Don Quixote.

I always leave Cervantes more inspired by the creativity he possessed and blessed the world with through his stories, and these short stories are no exception.

[Carolina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um conjunto de contos divertidíssimo de Cervantes.

Não falarei de cada conto em separado, mas no conjunto este volume reúne algumas obras que são, realmente, "exemplares". Cervantes, nesses tempos idos, consegue abordar temas transversais aos problemas que ainda atormentam a humanidade e se mantém nos dias de hoje, com um sentido de humor irascível, caracterizando a sua época com ironia e sem nenhum tipo de pudor.

As aventuras das suas personagens são cativantes e fabulosas, e os mistérios que se resolvem de formas impossíveis devem ter encantado os leitores da época.

Peca apenas por ser maldoso e racista relativamente a alguns povos, nomeadamente os ciganos, mas que se há-de fazer com uma escrita com 400 anos.

Adorei e recomendo.

[maddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

rating: 3 stars

read 26 april, 2023

[Hugo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gostei bastante destas novelas de Cervantes cheias de humor inteligente e muita crítica à sociedade da época. Por vezes esqueci que estamos a 5 séculos de distância.

[Gláucia Renata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Composto por seis pequenas histórias, dentre as quais destaco RINCONETE E CORTADILHO e AS DUAS DONZELAS. Algumas dessas histórias me lembraram aquelas contidas no DECAMERÃO, no estilo e tipo de narrativa. São bastante divertidas e Cervantes mostra seu sarcasmo e ironia.

[cat❀ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Só li 2 contos (O Casamento Ardiloso/Colóquio de Cipión e Berganza) mas foi o suficiente 👍🏼