20 April 2008
Massey Lectures 2007: The City of Words, Lecture 4, The Books of Don Quixote
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Alberto Manguel's focus today is on one of the most cherished stories of the western canon. In the 17th century a returned Spanish soldier turned writer dreamed up a bookish and impoverished old gentleman who decides one day to become a knight errant. What can Don Quixote tell us about the quest for a peaceful civilisation?
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Title: The City of Words:Understanding civilisation through story
Author: Alberto Manguel
Publisher: Queensland University Press
Music
CD title:
Towards the sea
Track title:
Sonate pour flute et harpe, Adagio - presto
Artist: Robert Aitken/ Erica Goodman
Composer: Jean-Michel Damase
CD details: Grammofon AB BIS, Djursholm: BIS CD 650
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