"The Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda, a Northern Saga" by Miguel de Cervantes / / ed. by William Thomas Little.

• HerausgeberIn: Little, William Thomas,
• Place / Publishing House: Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2023]; 2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: ARC - Foundations
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (378 p.)

Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, historia septentrional (1617) is Miguel de Cervantes's last major work. Virtually ignored for the past four hundred years and overshadowed by the acclaim accorded Don Quixote, it is due a revival. As indicated by this new English title, The Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda, a Northern Saga, this challenging saga-like fiction follows an attractive young prince and princess who undertake a perilous pilgrimage by sea and on land from their North Atlantic islands to Rome. This new translation by William Thomas Little takes full account of recent scholars' ground-breaking research and their new readings. It also includes a selected bibliography, a contextualizing introduction, and footnotes on the text that clarify for contemporary readers cultural issues that were readily known to seventeenth-century readers in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and England.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- THE PERILS OF PERSILES AND SIGISMUNDA, A NORTHERN SAGA -- First edition preliminary documents -- Title page 1617 -- Pricing statement -- Certificate of errata -- The King's approval -- The Censor's approval -- Poem -- Poem -- Dedication by Cervantes to Pedro Fernández de Castro -- Prologue -- First Book of the Story of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda -- Second Book of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda -- Third Book of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda, A Northern Saga -- Fourth Book of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda, A Northern Saga -- List of Characters -- Select Bibliography