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Miguel de Cervantes\u2019s early 17th-century work Don Quixote<\/em> is called by many the first modern novel\u2014and by some accounts, it\u2019s one of the most translated works of literature after the Bible.<\/p>\n

In honor of the 400th anniversary of Cervantes\u2019s death, students and librarians are hosting an exhibit and a presentation examining how Cervantes and Don\u00a0Quixote<\/em> have inspired interpretations and representations across the centuries.<\/p>\n

The exhibit, \u201cBeyond Windmills: Commemorating Cervantes, Representing Don Quixote,\u201d features images from the library\u2019s rare book holdings. The exhibit will be on view November 2 through December 11 in Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation at Rush Rhees Library.<\/p>\n

Students in the course Don Quixote<\/em>: The Book, the Myth, the Image\u2014taught by associate professor of Spanish Ryan Prendergast\u2014will make presentations alongside faculty about the images and the influence of Don Quixote<\/em>. The event will be held in the Humanities Center, on the second floor of Rush Rhees Library,\u00a0on November 16 at 10:25 a.m.<\/p>\n

Visions of Quixote<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>A preview of images from the exhibit. (University photos\/J. Adam Fenster)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"A
A portrait of Miguel de Cervantes, from an edition of Don Quixote published in London in 1738 by Jacob Tonson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Illustration
Quixote looks on helplessly as his sidekick, Sancho Panza, is tossed in the air. Artwork by famed 19th-century illustrator Gustave Dor\u00e9, from an edition published in Paris in 1869.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Artwork
Honor\u2014a virtue fundamental to any knight errant\u2019s identity\u2014is depicted as a burden as well, in this edition published in London in 1930.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"An
Alonso Quijano\u2014better known as the knight Don Quixote\u2014tests his helmet in this illustration from an edition published in New York in 1900.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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