A teaching question: what are the best editions of Don Quixote for students? I'm looking for something with sufficient yet not overwhelming notes. Does not have to be translated; if it's abridged, that's okay.
I'm wondering because I'm teaching an upper division Golden Age class. I've decided to title it "Lovers, Knaves, Fools and Saints", and to basically conduct the course thematically, with units oriented around enduring archetypes and their creation within a historical framework. Is this lame? Does this kind of course dodge your complaints about thematic approaches, Mike? Basically, the four units will include Garcilaso and Tirso de Molina (Lovers), San Juan and Santa Teresa (Saints), the Lazarillo and the Buscón (Knaves), and DQ (Fools).
In fact, I haven't quite decided on the Buscón. Any suggestions on short picaresque pieces that might work better with students? Selections from Guzmán de Alfarache? One of the Novelas Ejemplares? What is the title of the first book with a female pícara?
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The best student edition of _DQ_ is by Tom Lathrop (juandelacuesta.com). He also has an English language translation; both the Span and Eng editions are filled with useful notes.
At doverpublications.com you'll find Stanley Applebaum's bilingual abridged edition. He provides synopses of the missing information.
Ditto on Tom Lathrop. His student edition is designed for English-speaking students, and has glossary and notes in English. As far as picaros go, I think Lazarillo is short enough to read the whole thing, although some novelas ejemplare work well. Rinconete y Cortadillo comes to mind, if I'm not mistaken.
Yep, Lathrop. I used it and students thought it was a good edition.
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