Дон Кихот

Nachitavshisʹ ryt͡sarskikh romanov i slegka pereutomivshisʹ ot nedostatochnogo prebyvanii͡a na svezhem vozdukhe, obednevshiĭ dvori͡anin na zakate zhizni reshaet statʹ stranstvui͡ushchim ryt͡sarem i povtoritʹ podvigi svoikh li͡ubimykh literaturnykh geroev. Razdobyv rzhavye dospekhi i osedlav khromui͡u kli͡achu, idalʹgo Don Kikhot Lamanchskiĭ v soprovozhdenii vernogo slugi Sancho Pansy otpravli͡aetsi͡a v dorogu. No realʹnostʹ otlichaetsi͡a ot ego fantaziĭ, i Ryt͡sarʹ pechalʹnogo obraza, kak okrestil ego sluga, raz za razom popadaet v nelepye situat͡sii: to brosit vyzov stadu baranov, to plenennykh razboĭnikov osvobodit, to poterpit porazhenie v boi͡u s vetri͡anymi melʹnit͡sami.Zadumyvavshiĭsi͡a kak parodii͡a na ryt͡sarskie romany, 'Don Kikhot' pereveden na vse osnovnye i͡azyki mira i vkli͡uchen vo 'Vsemirnui͡u biblioteku' v kachestve 'luchsheĭ knigi vsekh vremen i narodov'.V dannom izdanii 'Don Kikhot' priveden v perevode Borisa Ėngelʹgardta.

Having read chivalrous novels and slightly overworked from insufficient exposure to the fresh air, an impoverished nobleman at the end of his life decides to become a knight errant and repeat the exploits of his favorite literary heroes. Having obtained rusty armor and saddled a lame nag, hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, accompanied by his faithful servant Sancho Panza, sets off on the road. But reality is different from his fantasies, and the Knight of the sad image, as his servant dubbed him, repeatedly finds himself in ridiculous situations: he will challenge a flock of sheep, he will free captive robbers, he will be defeated in a battle with windmills.Conceived as a parody of chivalric novels, Don Quixote has been translated into all major languages of the world and included in the World Library as the "best book of all time".In this edition, Don Quixote is translated by Boris Engelhardt.