For the First Time!
Bibliografia de Vida ejemplar y heroica de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra de Luis Astrana Marin
by Krzysztof Sliwa

This is the first bibliographic work that, in alphabetical order by the author’s last name, identifies and locates 3,387 primary and secondary references to books, book chapters, articles, reviews, scholarly magazines and newspapers, peer reviewed journals, translations, and documents cited in Luis Astrana’s 4,232 page Vida ejemplar y heroica de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. This bibliographic study sets out new discoveries about all materials used to outline the profile of Cervantes and his family, and presents it in detail, since there is still a great deal of research to be done in order to discover the truth about the life of Cervantes.

The purpose of this organized reference list of sources is to assist researchers in the critical selection of sources that will shape and guide them in their future investigations about Cervantes, his life, works, and time. It is also to inform them of the relevance, accuracy, quality and reliability of the sources used by Astrana, and help the reader decide if the material cited is appropriate to their research needs, or if it should be avoided.
Each entry includes the author, title, publisher, date, volume, pages, and sometimes a critical commentary or explanatory note. These citations are a fundamental tool for the future biographers and researchers, and they add significant clarity to Cervantine studies. In addition, they point towards more sources on the topic that may be interesting or helpful, and they serve as evidence of the quality of Astrana’s research.

The task of preparing this work was not only to identify the sources, but it was also to read them in their entirety or at least review key portions of the entire works to arrive at a critical assessment of their value.

ISBN 978-1-58871-168-7 (PB)
Documentación cervantina #32
$22.95