El Licenciado Vidriera

<p><i>El Licenciado Vidriera</i> one of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's <i>Novelas Ejemplares</i> (Exemplary Novels) tells the story of Tomás Rodaja a brilliant but eccentric scholar who becomes convinced that he is made of glass after a transformative experience. This belief shapes his interactions with the world leading to both humorous and poignant situations.</p> <p>Through the character of the Licenciado Vidriera Cervantes explores themes of madness sanity and the nature of perception. Vidriera's sharp wit and insightful observations delivered with the supposed fragility of glass provide a satirical commentary on Spanish society during the Golden Age. This novella exemplifies Cervantes's skill in blending entertainment with profound social and philosophical reflections making it a lasting work of Spanish literature.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>