Married to the retired magistrate of Vetusta, Ana Ozores cares deeply for her much older husband but feels stifled by the monotony of her life in the shabby and conservative provincial town. And when she embarks on a quest for fulfillment through religion and even adultery, a bitter struggle begins between a powerful priest and a would-be Don Juan for the passionate young woman's body and soul. Scandalizing contemporary Spain when it was first published in 1885, with its searing critique of the Church and its frank treatment of sex, La Regenta is a compelling and witty depiction of the...

Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray--he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants--Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together-and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years.

With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote has been generally...

The Spanish Golden Age produced some of the most important works of poetry in Spain. This book offers the first single volume to collect lively translations of over a hundred of the finest sonnets of the Spanish Golden Age. The Spanish Golden Age Sonnet features detailed and incisive critical commentary on each of the poems, coupled with translated versions that are enjoyable not only as translations but as sonnets that stand alone. John Rutherford masterfully highlights dozens of poems that bring to life the dark beauty of the Spanish Golden Age.
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