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Cervantes: Don Quijote de la Mancha


In 2005, the world celebrated the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first part of Cervantes’ The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote De LA Mancha. Throughout the world, in such countries as Spain, the US, Mexico, France, Germany, Algeria, Russia, they celebrated with plays, debates, exhibitions, concerts and films.

Your search for information on Don Quijote de La Mancha can include books, journal articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Selected Reference Books

Enciclopedia hispanica

AE61 .E56 2003 v. 4, 12

Literature criticism from 1400 to 1800

REF PN86 .L56 v.23

Cultural atlas of Spain and Portugal

REF DP17 .V56 1994

Cyclopedia of world authors

REF PN451 .M36 2004

Historical dictionary of modern Spain, 1700-1988

REF DP192 .H57 1990

Novels for students

REF PN3385 .N68

Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

REF DP233.5 .E63 1999

The Cervantes encyclopedia

REF PQ6337 .A2 2004

Cyclopedia of literary characters

REF PN44 .M3 1998

The Oxford companion to Spanish literature

REF PQ6006 .O95

Masterplots

REF PN44 .M33 1996

Hispanic literature criticism

REF PQ7081 .A1 H573

World literature and its times : profiles of notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them

REF PN50 .M625 v.5

Cuatrocientos años del ingenioso hidalgo : colección de Quijotes de la Biblioteca Cervantina y cuatro estudios

REF Z8158 .C938 2004

Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject. Suggested subject headings include:

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616

 

Novelists Spanish 20th century

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 – Criticism and interpretation

 

Picaresque literature

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 –Criticism and interpretation – Congresses

 

Spanish fiction 20th century history

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 Don Quixote

 

Spanish fiction history

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote – Criticism and interpretation

 

Spanish literature

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 -- Juvenile literature

 

Spanish literature -- Classical period, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism

Picaresque literature, European -- History and criticism

 

Spanish literature -- History and criticism

Novela espanola siglo xx historia y critica

 

Spanish literature -- To 1500 -- History and criticism

Novelists Spanish

   

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic. To find articles on your topic, use one of the indexes listed below. Use subject headings similar to those used to locate books.

Online Databases

eBooks Grove Art Online
EbscoHost GaleNet
Encyclopedia of World Biography NewsBank
Ethnic NewsWatch Project MUSE
GenderWatch ProQuest

For remote access to the library databases, see E-Resource Login & Searching Options.

Print Indexes - Shelved in the Reference Section, with Periodical Indexes

Biography Index

Readers’ Guide

Social Sciences Index

New York Times Index

Education Index

 

Humanities Index

Los Angeles Times Index

 
 

Internet Sites

The Internet can be a valuable source for supplementing the information you have gathered from books and periodicals. It is important that you evaluate the information you get from the Internet to determine if it is reliable and useful to your research. A few Internet sites that may be useful are listed here.

Cervantes Project bibliography

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/V2/index.html

 

(Extensive bibliographies)

The Official IV Centenario Site - Library

http://www.donquijotedelamancha2005.com/main.php?L=en

 

(Download a free copy of Don Quijote for free)

El IV Centenario del Quijote

http://www.mcu.es/quijote/index.jsp

 

(Sponsored site from Minister of Culture)

Bibiioteca virtual Miguel de Cervantes

http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/

 

Don Quijote Virtual Museum

http://www.donquijote.org/vmuseum/

 

(All about Quijote: books , music and much more!)

"El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha"

http://www.analitica.com/bitblioteca/cervantes/quijote.asp

 

Cervantes Special

http://miguelde.cervantes.com/

 

(Bibliography)

Don Quijote – Translated to English

http://www.donquixote.com/english.html

 

THE HANDWRITING OF "DON QUIXOTE"

http://www.laletradelquixote.com/principal.htm

 

(The original illustrations from the first illustrated edition of "Don Quixote)

The Don Quixote Exhibit

http://quixote.mse.jhu.edu/

 

Project Gutenberg Edition of Don Quixote

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=996

 

The Cervantes Project Home

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/english/index.html

 

Centro de Estudios Cervantinos

http://www.centroestudioscervantinos.es

 

"DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA": THE GAME

http://www.computeremuzone.com/fichas/d/donquijote.php

 

ML 4/06


Web Author: Monica Lopez (mmlopez@cerritos.edu)
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