![]() ![]() Picture of a mature man, much-travelled and worldly-wise, an old soldier, proud of his record of military service and now, It is the most eloquent of all the introductions with which CervantesĬustomarily prefaced his works, and its witty and self-confident tone make it a fitting introduction to one of the most original,Įntertaining, and provocative collections of short novels in any language.Ĭervantes begins his prologue with a characteristic joke at the expense of his publisher: since there is to be no engravedįrontispiece featuring a portrait of the author, he will have to make up for it with a self-portrait in words. ![]() ![]() Hidden among the many pages of preliminary matter which prefaced the first edition of Cervantes's Exemplary Novels 1 is a short, enigmatic prologue addressed to the reader. Early Modern Spain: General Introduction. ![]()
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