He who knows most, doubts most.  — Jerónimo de Carranza

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Fencing History and Tales

Introduction | Literary Allusions | Famous Duels and Duellists | Women and Combat

Literary Allusions to Destreza, Carranza, & Pacheco

Galatea Excerpt Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
Dramatist, Novelist, Poet
  • Don Quijote, Part II (1614) - (Don Quijote excerpt)
    Submitted by Manuel Valle
    Translation by Thomas Shelton (1620)
  • Don Quijote, Part II (1614) - (Don Quijote excerpt)
    Submitted by Manuel Valle
    Translation by J. M. Cohen
  • Galatea (1585), "Song of Calíope" (Galatea excerpt)
    Research and translation by Mary Curtis
The New Inne Excerpt Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
English Dramatist, Poet
  • The New Inne (1629), Act II, Scene 5 (The New Inne excerpt)
    Research, transcription, and formatting by Puck Curtis
Paradoxes of Defense Excerpt George Silver
Master of Arms, London
  • Paradoxes of Defense (1599) (Paradoxes of Defense excerpts)
    Selections from a facsimile of the Matthey edition by Steve Hick with further editing by Greg Lindahl
    Research and transcription by Puck Curtis
Swindler's Life Excerpt Francisco de Quevedo
Spanish Satirist, Novelist