Creator
PIERRE MENARD
Title
Don Quijote
Coverage
Paris
Publisher
Libreria Europea
Date
1840
Subject
First mentioned in Jorge Luis Borges’ “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote.”
Description
This is not a translation of Cervantes’ Don Quijote. It is, rather, an original work that is line-for-line identical with Cervantes’ effort. Menard, a twentieth century French writer, wrote it by completely immersing himself in the world of Cervantes (1547-1616).
Because of the perspective of the later time in which it was written, Menard’s Quixote, although employing the exact same wording, is much richer in allusion and meaning than was that of Cervantes’ original.
Because of the perspective of the later time in which it was written, Menard’s Quixote, although employing the exact same wording, is much richer in allusion and meaning than was that of Cervantes’ original.
Source
Don Quijote
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