“I am working through the list of classics that I never read, and I began with Don Quixote. I listened to the novel in translation on audiobook but needed more in-depth discussion of the novel. This lecture series was the perfect way for me to learn about the context of the novel - Spain's culture and history at the time of Cervantes' writing.
The professor has an engaging style and always pulls from other disciplines to explain a passage, symbol, or whole chapter. I especially enjoyed his analysis of Velazquez's Las Meninas and its relevance to the Quixote.
Gonzalez Echevarria is quite funny and animated, and it was a pleasure to listen to his voice... which was particularly important to me because I listened to his lectures (audio only) while driving!”
headlibrarian via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/03/12