[Harp-L] RE: Name infringement Cervantes, no harp content

[Sanson Corrasco <sansoncorrasco@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, Michael, I love that whole story and have tried (but not really very hard) to find a copy of the now lost infringement to no avail.

But what about the Sonny Boys confrontation?  Does anyone have more on that?

yours very truly and risking it all for art,

Sanson Corrasco


On Dec 31, 2009, at 11:18 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> Cervantes did not intend to write 2 parts to his famous Don Quixote.
> He published the first part, it was so popular that another writer
> decided to continue writing stories about Quixote, during Cervantes'
> lifetime without permission.  Cervantes was so incensed he wrote part
> two of QUixote (parts 1 and 2 are what we now think of as the Quixote
> novel).  The main plotline of part two is Quixote becomes aware there
> is a false QUixote roaming the countryside and claiming to be him and
> he sets out to confront him.  I forget if where it is in the book, but
> Cervantes goes so far as to state he has put a curse on whoever would
> use his character even after his death.  Ever see the documentary
> where Guilliame is trying to film his Quixote but failing miserably?
> Interesting.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com