THE BOOK DAY: SHEAKESPEARE VS.

CERVANTESStefania Lungu

Miriam Montero

Aleix Fabra

Xavier Curto

THE BOOK DAYIs a yearly event on 23rd April,

organized by UNESCO to promote

reading, publishing and copyright.

In the United Kingdom, the day is

instead recognized on the first

Thursday in March, and also the

National Saint's Day of England, 

St George's Day. In Spain, St.

George’s Day the boys give a rose

to the girls.

CHOISE OF DATE

The connection between 23rd April and books was:

● Made in 1923 by booksellers in Spain as a way to

honor the author Miguel de Cervantes who buried on

that day.

● In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and

Copyright Day would be celebrated on this date the

date is also the anniversary of the birth and death of 

William Shakespeare.

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES

He was born on 29th September of 1547 in Alcalá de

Henares and he died on 22 April 1616. He was a

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. He was

dubbed El Príncipe de los Ingenios ("The Prince of

Wits").

The most famous of his novels is Don Quixote, it’s a

classic of Western literature, the first part of this

novel was published on 1605 in Madrid (Spain) and in

1613 he published the second part.

CERVANTES’ WORKS

●El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la

Mancha.

● "La Gitanilla" "El Amante Liberal" ("The

Generous Lover")

● "Rinconete y Cortadillo" ("Rinconete &

Cortadillo")

● "La Española Inglesa" ("The English Spanish

Lady")

● "El Licenciado Vidriera" ("The Lawyer of

Glass")

● "La Fuerza de la Sangre" ("The Power of

Blood")

● "El Celoso Extremeño" ("The Jealous Man

From Extremadura")

● "La Ilustre Fregona" ("The Illustrious

Kitchen-Maid")

● "Novela de las Dos Doncellas" ("The Novel

of the Two Damsels")

● "Novela de la Señora Cornelia" ("The Novel

of Lady Cornelia")

● "Novela del Casamiento Engañoso" ("The

Novel of the Deceitful Marriage")

● "El Coloquio de los Perros" ("The Dialogue

of the Dogs")

WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born

in Stratford on Avon, in England. The

young William studied in the local school

but he had to leave it because they didn’t

have enough money to pay it.

William got married in 28th November of

1582 with Anne Hathaway. Around 1590,

Shakespeare went to London and started

to compose several poems and dramas,

like Venus and Adonis.

But it wasn’t until 1600 when he composed

the most remarkable compositions of his

carrier, including the famous drama

“Hamlet” and “Macbeth”. In 1609, he wrote

the 154 famous “Sonnets”, which were short

poems about love. In total, he wrote 37

theater operas. He died in his hometown in

1616 and was buried in the Church of the

Holy Trinity. He has been the most important

writer in the English history and Macbeth.