Don Quixote - Wikipedia
WEBDon Quixote, [a] [b] the full title being The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, [c] is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. Considered a founding work of Western literature, it is often labelled as the first modern novel.
Don Quixote route around Spain - spain.info
WEBThe Don Quixote Route. Windmills in Consuegra at sunset. Home. Routes. Distance: 528 km Recommended time: 7 days Stages: 13. Following the trail of one of the greatest novels of all time. It’s no exaggeration to say that Don Quixote de la Mancha is one of the most famous books in the history of literature.
Don Quixote | Summary, Legacy, & Facts | Britannica
WEBThe work opens in a village of La Mancha, Spain, where a country gentleman’s infatuation with books of chivalry leads him to decide to become a knight-errant, and he assumes the name Don Quixote. He finds an antique suit of armour and attaches a visor made of pasteboard to an old helmet.
Guide to the classics: Don Quixote, the world’s first modern novel ...
WEBJun 25, 2018 · Don Quixote was an enormous success, being translated from Spanish into the main European languages and even reaching North America. In 1614 an unknown author, Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda...
The Don Quixote route — Google Arts & Culture
WEBFour centuries after being published, there is a route of Don Quixote, that overcomes its geographical space to reach universality. Possibly “In a place of la Mancha…” means more than a specific...
Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”: A Celebration of the Spanish Language
WEBMay 5, 2016 · This year Spain and the world are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), author of “Don Quixote,” the first novel written in the modern world, published in 1605.
Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote, Books & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes created one of the world's greatest literary masterpieces, 'Don Quixote,' in the early 1600s.
Miguel de Cervantes - Spanish Author, Don Quixote, Novelist
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Translated almost immediately into English, French, and Italian, Don Quixote was viewed primarily as a comic work or a satire of Spanish customs. Ironically, it was the German Romantics, selectively reading Don Quixote as a tragic hero, who granted his author world standing.
Miguel de Cervantes and Don Quixote Background - SparkNotes
WEBIn 1575, pirates kidnapped Cervantes and his brother and sold them as slaves to the Moors, the longtime Muslim enemies of Catholic Spain. Cervantes ended up in Algiers. He attempted to escape his enslavement three times and was eventually ransomed in 1580 and returned to Spain.
Don Quixote Historical Context - Book Analysis
WEBThe book follows the story of an old, lanky man originally known by his birth name as Alonso Quixano, but happens to change them to ‘Don Quixote‘ de la Mancha to favor his self-assigned, newly taken role as a Spanish knight-errant – thanks to a certain madness that has befallen him due to his overindulgence in romantic fantasies and books ...