The Life of Cervantes

Name: The Life of Cervantes
Author: Calvert, Albert Frederick

Calvert, Albert Frederick

Authors, Spanish -- Classical period, 1500-1700 -- Biography; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616

Several hundred works of biography, commentary, and criticism of
Cervantes’ life and writings have been published in various languages,
yet I am not without hope that this modest contribution may find an
unoccupied niche in the broad gallery of Cervantist literature. I have
no new data to offer, but I have put forward my conclusions, where they
traverse the judgment of other authors, with all reserve; and on points
of fact I have accepted the verdict of the majority of my authorities.
Wherever I have quoted, and I have had much resource to Mr.
Fitzmaurice-Kelly and others, I have acknowledged my indebtedness; and I
have endeavoured to keep always in view my object to present a concise,
accurate, and readable life of Cervantes.

I confess that I have less diffidence in submitting for the approval of
my readers the illustrations which grace this little book. The
reproductions of the title pages of various of Cervantes’ books, and the
original illustrations to _Don Quixote_, will recommend themselves to
lovers of letters and of Cervantes; and, in default of an authentic
likeness of our author, I offer a choice of all the best-known attempts
to repair the omission.

                                                               A. F. C.

“ROYSTON,” HAMPSTEAD, N.W.,

        JANUARY, 1905.

CONTENTS.

                                                       PAGES

THE LIFE OF MIGUEL DE CERVANTES                      1 TO 87

THE PROVERBS OF CERVANTES                           89 TO 97

CHRONOLOGICAL REPERTOIRE OF DOCUMENTS RELATING
TO THE LIFE OF CERVANTES                           99 TO 110

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DON QUIXOTE--

SPANISH EDITIONS                                  111 TO 125

ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS                              125 TO 133

LIST OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF CERVANTES, ARRANGED
CHRONOLOGICALLY                                   135 TO 138

SYNOPSIS OF THE EDITIONS OF DON QUIXOTE                  139

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

                                                             FACING PAGE

PORTRAIT OF CERVANTES, PHOTOGRAVURE                        _Frontispiece_

PORTRAIT OF THE FIGURE IN PACHECO’S PICTURE AT
SEVILLE, SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT CERVANTES                               4

CERVANTES                                                          8, 12

PORTRAIT OF CERVANTES, MODELLED BY ROSENDO NOBAS,
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DON LEOPOLD RIUS                               16

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA                                          20

PORTRAIT OF CERVANTES, PHOTOGRAVURE                                   24

STATUE OF CERVANTES, AT MADRID                                        28

FACSIMILE. LETTER FROM CERVANTES TO THE ARCHBISHOP
OF TOLEDO                                                             32

TITLE PAGE. GALATEA. FIRST PART. MADRID, 1585                         34

TITLE PAGE. GALATEA, FIRST PART. 1590                                 36

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