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Don Quixote: Book 2 summary and contents 1

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From preparations for their third sally to the massacre of Don Pedro’s puppet theatre, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza have trouble keeping out of trouble.

May 16, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Don Quixote 32: What happened in the cave

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They visit the Cave of Montesinos, where Don Quixote is lowered into the chasm and reports an extraordinary story about a castle of crystal.

November 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The 700th anniversary of Dante’s death: 2 His writing

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To celebrate the life and work of Dante, a small selection of paintings inspired by the Divine Comedy, and his ‘Vita Nuova’.

September 12, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Don Quixote 23: Fighting a goatherd and penitents

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A goatherd’s story leads to an almighty punch-up, which is interrupted by a procession praying for rain. Don Quixote disrupts that, and gets knocked down, apparently dead.

August 16, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Don Quixote 21: Spellbound

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Seeing that Don Quixote might discover their deception, the priest and the barber hurry him away in a cage on the back of an ox cart. He still thinks he’s enchanted by a spell.

August 2, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Don Quixote 17: The captive’s tale

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The man accompanying a Moorish woman tells his life story, how he became a slave to the King of Algiers, then came into contact with the mysterious woman.

July 5, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Don Quixote 12: A quest for a princess

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The tragic events which drove the young nobleman Cardenio are seen in new light when they meet Dorotea, who becomes an exotic princess with a quest for Don Quixote.

June 1, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Barefoot painting 1

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Unlike the face and hands, feet are usually covered in paintings. There are plenty of exceptions, but even the naked Phryné wore a pair of sandals.

April 10, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Don Quixote 4: Victory and goatherds

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In which Don Quixote has a resounding victory over a Basque escort, then the pair spend a pleasant evening as guests of some goatherds.

April 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Don Quixote 3: Windmills

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In which Don Quixote engages Sancho Panza as his squire; they ride out together to battle against windmills, then attack two friars apparently abducting a lady.

March 30, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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