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Don Quijote A Través De La Literatura Infantil/Don Quijote Through Children’S Literature, Elizabeth Exo, Carolyn Nadeau, Faculty Advisor
Don Quijote A Través De La Literatura Infantil/Don Quijote Through Children’S Literature, Elizabeth Exo, Carolyn Nadeau, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
The novel Don Quijote de la Mancha is a classic known throughout the centuries and has left behind such a legacy that no one can deny its importance in the world of literature. However, young readers are unable to immerse themselves in this classic unless through an adapted version of the original novel. Through an analysis of various children’s adaptations of Don Quijote de la Mancha, this investigation suggests that the most important themes of the novel, such as friendship, duality, and identity, are still preserved within the adaptations, although somewhat modified to reach a younger audience.
Promising Travels And Unfulfilled Dreams: A Comparison Of Of Mice And Men And El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha (Viajes Promotedores Y Sueños Incumplidos: Una Comparación De Of Mice And Men Y El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha), Scott Meyers, Carolyn Nadeau, Faculty Advisor
Promising Travels And Unfulfilled Dreams: A Comparison Of Of Mice And Men And El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha (Viajes Promotedores Y Sueños Incumplidos: Una Comparación De Of Mice And Men Y El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha), Scott Meyers, Carolyn Nadeau, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
Arguably one of the most widely acclaimed literary masterpieces, it is no surprise that Miguel de Cervantes’s El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha left a cultural legacy that has influenced the work of authors, artists, and filmmakers across the globe. Whether intentional of John Steinbeck or not, analysis of his literary work Of Mice and Men reveals various parallels between the two novels that extend from the complicated, transformative relationship between the two travelling protagonists of each novel to the lack of emphasis on female characters. A thorough evaluation of quotations, character interactions, and recurring themes and motifs …