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Don Quixote

Dom Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes

por Miguel de Cervantes

Translated by John Ormsby

Traduzido por John Ormsby

Ebook Editor's Note

Nota do Editor do Ebook

The book cover and spine above and the images which follow were not part of the original Ormsby translation—they are taken from the 1880 edition of J. W. Clark, illustrated by Gustave Doré.

A capa e a lombada do livro acima, bem como as imagens que se seguem, não faziam parte da tradução original de Ormsby — foram retiradas da edição de 1880 de J. W. Clark, ilustrada por Gustave Doré.

Clark in his edition states that, "The English text of 'Don Quixote' adopted in this edition is that of Jarvis, with occasional corrections from Motteaux."

Clark em sua edição afirma que: "O texto em inglês de 'Dom Quixote' adotado nesta edição é o de Jarvis, com correções ocasionais de Motteaux."

See in the introduction below John Ormsby's critique of both the Jarvis and Motteaux translations.

Veja na introdução abaixo a crítica de John Ormsby às traduções de Jarvis e Motteaux.

It has been elected in the present Project Gutenberg edition to attach the famous engravings of Gustave Doré to the Ormsby translation instead of the Jarvis/Motteaux.

Foi decidido na presente edição do Project Gutenberg anexar as famosas gravuras de Gustave Doré à tradução de Ormsby, em vez da de Jarvis/Motteaux.

The detail of many of the Doré engravings can be fully appreciated only by utilizing the "Full Size" button to expand them to their original dimensions.

O detalhe de muitas das gravuras de Doré só pode ser plenamente apreciado utilizando o botão "Tamanho Completo" para expandi-las às suas dimensões originais.

Ormsby in his Preface has criticized the fanciful nature of Doré's illustrations; others feel these woodcuts and steel engravings well match Quixote's dreams.

Ormsby em seu Prefácio criticou a natureza fantasiosa das ilustrações de Doré; outros consideram que estas xilogravuras e gravuras em aço combinam bem com os sonhos de Quixote.

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Vocabulary

Tamanho
Size or dimension of something
Completo
Complete, full, or entire
lombada
Spine of a book
Dom
Honorific title for nobleman or gentleman
por
By, for, or through
de
Of, from, or belonging to
Traduzido
Translated into another language
Nota
Note, remark, or annotation
do
Of the, contraction of de and o
Editor
Person who edits or publishes texts
A
Feminine definite article, the
capa
Cover of a book or garment
e
And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
a
Feminine definite article, the
livro
Book, written or printed publication
acima
Above, overhead, or higher up
bem
Well, good, or adequately
como
As, like, or how
as
Feminine plural definite article, the
imagens
Images, pictures, or visual representations
que
That, which, or what
se
Reflexive pronoun, oneself or itself
seguem
Follow, come after, or succeed
não
No, not, negation word
faziam
Were making or doing, imperfect tense
parte
Part, portion, or section of something
da
Of the, feminine contraction of de and a
tradução
Translation from one language to another
original
Original, first, or authentic version
foram
Were, past tense of ser or ir
retiradas
Taken from, removed, or extracted
edição
Edition or published version of a work
ilustrada
Illustrated, decorated with pictures or drawings
em
In, at, or on, preposition
sua
His, her, its, or your possessive pronoun
afirma
Affirms, states, or asserts something
O
Masculine definite article, the
texto
Text, written content or body of writing
inglês
English, relating to England or its language
adotado
Adopted, accepted, or chosen for use
nesta
In this, feminine contraction of em and esta
é
Is, third person singular present of ser
o
Masculine definite article, the
com
With, together with, or accompanied by
correções
Corrections, fixes, or amendments to text
ocasionais
Occasional, happening sometimes or infrequently
Veja
See, look at, imperative form of ver
na
In the, feminine contraction of em and a
introdução
Introduction, opening section of a work
abaixo
Below, underneath, or lower down
crítica
Criticism, critique, or critical analysis
às
To the, feminine plural contraction of a and as
traduções
Translations, plural of tradução
Foi
Was or went, past tense of ser or ir
decidido
Decided, resolved, or determined
presente
Present, current, or this particular instance
anexar
To attach, append, or add to something
famosas
Famous, well-known, or celebrated feminine plural
gravuras
Engravings, prints, or illustrated plates
à
To the, feminine contraction of a and a
vez
Time, instance, or turn
detalhe
Detail, specific feature or particular aspect
muitas
Many, a large number of feminine nouns
das
Of the, feminine plural contraction
Only, alone, or just
pode
Can, is able to, third person singular
ser
To be, infinitive of permanent state verb
plenamente
Fully, completely, or to the fullest extent
apreciado
Appreciated, valued, or fully enjoyed
utilizando
Using, employing, or making use of
botão
Button, knob, or clickable interface element
para
For, to, in order to, preposition
expandi
Expand, enlarge, first person past of expandir
las
Them, feminine plural direct object pronoun
suas
Their, his, or her possessive plural pronoun
dimensões
Dimensions, measurements, or proportions of something
originais
Original, first versions, plural adjective
seu
His, her, its, your possessive pronoun masculine
Prefácio
Preface, introductory section written by author
criticou
Criticized, past tense of criticar
natureza
Nature, character, or essential quality of something
fantasiosa
Fanciful, imaginative, or fantastical in nature
ilustrações
Illustrations, drawings or images in a book
outros
Others, other people or things
consideram
Consider, regard, or view as, present tense
estas
These, feminine plural demonstrative pronoun
xilogravuras
Woodcuts, prints made from carved wooden blocks
aço
Steel, strong metal alloy material
combinam
Combine, match, or go well together
os
Masculine plural definite article, the
sonhos
Dreams, aspirations, or nighttime visions
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