Review: Edith Grossman's new translation of "Don Quixote" shows the author's signature ambiguity

From: NPR Special | Date: January 2, 2004| Author: ALEX CHADWICK | Copyright information


NPR Special

01-02-2004

Review: Edith Grossman's new translation of "Don Quixote" shows the author's signature ambiguity

Host: ALEX CHADWICK
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

ALEX CHADWICK, host:

Now it may seem strange to think of "Don Quixote" as a new work of fiction, but critic David Kipen says a new translation of that masterpiece carries special relevance for post-9/11 America.

DAVID KIPEN reporting:

Between 1605 and 1615, Migue...

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