Don Quixote | Summary, Legacy, & Facts | Britannica
WEBDon Quixote, novel published in two parts (part 1, 1605, and part 2, 1615) by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. It tells the story of an aging man who, his head bemused by reading chivalric romances, sets out with his squire, Sancho Panza, to seek adventure.
Don Quixote: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes
WEBDon Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read, he decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked.
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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 | History, Story, & Facts | Britannica
WEBDon Quixote is considered by literary historians to be one of the most important books of all time, and it is often cited as the first modern novel. The character of Quixote became an archetype, and the word quixotic, used to mean the impractical pursuit of idealistic goals, entered common usage.
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Plot Summary - LitCharts
WEBDon Quixote Summary. A middle-aged man named Alonso Quixano, a skinny bachelor and a lover of chivalry romances, loses his mind and decides to become a valiant knight. He names himself Don Quixote de la Mancha, names his bony horse Rocinante, and gives his beloved the sweet name Dulcinea. In a few days’ time, Don Quixote puts on a rusty suit ...
Don Quixote Plot Summary - Book Analysis
WEB'Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes tells the story of the eccentric Alonso Quixano, a man in his mid 50s, whose love for chivalric romantics leads him to assume the function of a knight-errant as he goes out on a noble quest to prove his valor to the world by reviving the culture of gallant horse-riding.
Guide to the classics: Don Quixote, the world’s first modern novel ...
WEBJun 25, 2018 · Completed by Cervantes when he was in prison, Don Quixote is the tale of a man so passionate about reading he leaves home to live the life of his fictional heroes.
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - Project Gutenberg
WEBJul 27, 2004 · This groundbreaking work tells the story of an aging gentleman, Don Quixote, who becomes so enamored with tales of knight-errantry that he decides to embark on his own adventures as a self-proclaimed knight, …
Don Quixote: Study Guide - SparkNotes
WEBMiguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote is a timeless masterpiece, first published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. Regarded as one of the most influential works in world literature, the novel follows the adventures of an aging gentleman, Alonso Quixano, who becomes convinced that he is a knight-errant named Don Quixote.
Don Quixote Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary
WEBDon Quixote is a novel in two parts by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes published between 1605 and 1615. The novel portrays the life of a middle-aged Spanish man who decides to become a knight, just like the characters in the works of fiction he loves.
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