Cervantes

Write a 7 page paper comparing the theme of madness between Don Quixote by Cervantes and Diary of a Madman by Gogal.

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Don Quixote Write a 7 page paper comparing the theme of madness between Don Quixote by Cervantes and Diary of a Madman by Gogal. ONLY USE AS REFERENCE: Don Quixote, (pdf attached in files) Book 1, chapters 1-10, 18, 20; Book 2: chapters 3, 4, 10, 54, 63. Diary of a Madman: http://www.online-literature.com/gogol/4437/

What is Menard’s visible and invisible work, and what is the difference?

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Read Jorge Luis Borges’ short story “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote.” Assume that Menard did produce these pages “word for word.” What is the significance of the last paragraph? And what does he mean by “the art of reading?” Hint: “Cervantes’ text and Menard’s are verbally identical, but the second [Menard’s] is almost infinitely … Read more