Cervantes, Miguel de
Additional Reading > Biography
Luis Astrana Marín, Vida ejemplar y heroica de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 7 vol. (1948–58), is a detailed and copiously documented biography, but it is available only in Spanish. English-language biographies include William Byron, Cervantes (1978, reprinted 1988), entertaining if speculative; Melveena McKendrick, Cervantes (1980), an excellent study; and Jean Canavaggio, Cervantes (1990; originally published in French, 1986), the most reliable of these.Contents of this article:
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·Introduction
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·Soldier and slave
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·Civil servant and writer
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·Publication of Don Quixote
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·Don Quixote and critical traditions
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·Importance and influence
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·Translations
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·Additional Reading
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·Biography
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·Criticism
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