At the 400th anniversary of Cervantes' death, this podcast from the Sydney Instituto Cervantes gets you up to speed. How many people wrote Don Quixote? Were the windmills always a thing? Did Cervantes really lead a prison break? A production of the Instituo Cervantes Sydney http://sidney.cervantes.es Presented & edited by Zacha Rosen, produced by Paula Llull.
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For the final episode in this series, we take a look at the legacy of Don Quixote, from detective fiction to "Deadpool". Has the novel changed the way we see crime novels? The way that we experience the stories that we love as fans? The way we look at reality? Is there any limit to the influence of this novel?>> A production of the Insituto Cervant…
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For Spanish speakers, reminder of Cervantes and his work are everywhere. For English speakers, his creation, Don Quixote, can seem like a pretty esoteric thing. But the influence of this novel has actually been felt in English-speaking culture for a much longer time than you realise. Not least, in Jane Austen.In this episode, we take a look at how …
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In this mini episode we look at the most likely actual, real link between Cervantes & Shakespeare: the maybe-apocryphal play, Cardenio. >> A production of the Insituto Cervantes Sydney http://sidney.cervantes.es>> Songs in this episode: Sunset & Electric Currents by Rosie Catalano at https://soundcloud.com/freemusicforfilmmakers/ and Mario Bava Sle…
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Cervantes and Shakespeare died the same week. It makes you want to look for parallels. We skip their major works and instead take a look at what you can learn about both men from their early lives. And the week they died. >> A production of the Insituto Cervantes Sydney http://sidney.cervantes.es>> Songs in this episode: Sunset by Rosie Catalano ht…
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Miguel de Cervantes wrote the famous Spanish novel Don Quixote. He published the first half in 1605. As time went by, people were pretty excited by the idea of a second half. In 1614, that second part was published, but its author wasn't Cervantes.He wasn't exactly happy about that.>> A production of the Insituto Cervantes Sydney http://sidney.cerv…
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