University Libraries and the Division of Iberian and Latin American Resources and Services are sponsoring an exhibit of books and illustrations in honor of the 400th anniversary of the publication of the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel Cervantés.
The exhibit, in the Herzstein Gallery on the second floor of Zimmerman Library on UNM’s main campus, also includes a timeline that helps give the novel’s publication a context. Don Quixote is widely considered to be the first example of the modern novel.
Curated by Mina Jane Grothey, the interim co-curator of Latin American and Iberian Collections, the exhibit includes examples of the tales of chivalry that influenced Cervantes as a writer, and illustrations of the influences that Cervantés has had on other writers.
The exhibit, on display through December, is free. The gallery is open during normal library hours.
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu