Today on the Book Day we pay homage to Miguel de Cervantes, the author of the novel “Don Quixote” which is the most important work of Spanish literature and one of the works of world literature that has been translated into the most languages.
In the Spanish class today with the group of a high A2 level, each student will select a portion of this great book and read it to their classmates. Then they talk about what think about this fragment and what they have understood from it. Our Spanish teacher Irene will tell the students a little about the work of Don Quixote and the life of Miguel de Cervantes Saaveda. So the students carry away another piece of the Spanish culture, which we consider an important part of learning the Spanish language.
There are many famous quotes of Don Quijote. We particularly like this one because there is much truth in it.
“—Ahora digo —dijo a esta sazón don Quijote— que el que lee mucho y anda mucho vee* mucho y sabe mucho38. Digo esto porque ¿qué persuasión fuera bastante para persuadirme que hay monos en el mundo que adivinen, como lo he visto ahora por mis propios ojos? Porque yo soy el mesmo don Quijote de la Mancha que este buen animal ha dicho, puesto que se ha estendido** algún tanto en mis alabanzas; pero como quiera que yo me sea, doy gracias al cielo, que me dotó de un ánimo blando y compasivo, inclinado siempre a hacer bien a todos y mal a ninguno.”
* old form of spelling ve
** old form of spelling extendido
Fragment extracted from the virtual library of the Instituto Cervantes.
http://cvc.cervantes.es/literatura/clasicos/quijote/edicion/parte2/cap25/cap25_02.htm
We wish you a great Book Day!!!