"The Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda, a Northern Saga" by Miguel de Cervantes

William Thomas Little

• Publisher: Arc Humanities Press
• Year: 2023
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9781802701555
• Subtopic: European Renaissance History
• Index: Literature

Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, historia septentrional (1617) is Miguel de Cervantes's last major work. Virtually ignored for the past four hundred years and overshadowed by the acclaim accorded Don Quixote, it is due a revival. As indicated by this new English title, The Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda, a Northern Saga, this challenging saga-like fiction follows an attractive young prince and princess who undertake a perilous pilgrimage by sea and on land from their North Atlantic islands to Rome.

This new translation by William Thomas Little takes full account of recent scholars' ground-breaking research and their new readings. It also includes a selected bibliography, a contextualizing introduction, and footnotes on the text that clarify for contemporary readers cultural issues that were readily known to seventeenth-century readers in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and England.

Table of contents

• COVER
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• THE PERILS OF PERSILES AND SIGISMUNDA, A NORTHERN SAGA
• First Book of the Story of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda
• Second Book of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda
• Third Book of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda. A Northern Saga.
• Fourth Book of the Perils of Persiles and Sigismunda—A Northern Saga
• List of Characters
• Select Bibliography