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Marking The 400th Anniversary Of Cervantes' Death
ResumeLast month the world marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, but few paid attention to the work and life of Miguel De Cervantes, who died within days of his more famous English contemporary. Here & Now host Meghna Chakrabarti talks with Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans about Cervantes and his seminal work, “Don Quixote.”
Guest
- Ilan Stavans, professor of Latin American and Latino culture at Amherst College, author of “Quixote: The Novel And The World.” He tweets @IlanStavans.
This segment aired on May 11, 2016.