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   Don Quixote is a Spanish epic 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 and the greatest work ever written.

   • Publication date: 1605 (Part One), 1615 (Part Two)
   • Genre: Novel

   • Author: Miguel de Cervantes
   • Publisher: Francisco de Robles

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › Don-Quixote-novelDon Quixote | Summary, Legacy, & Facts | Britannica

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   Don 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.

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   Don 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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   Don 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.

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   Don Quixote Summary. Next. Part 1, Prologue. 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.

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   Who is Don Quixote?

   • Don Quixote, 17th-century Spanish literary character, the protagonist of the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. The book, originally published in Spanish in two parts (1605, 1615), concerns the eponymous would-be knight errant whose delusions of grandeur make him the butt of many practical jokes.

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   • Miguel 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.

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   Why is Don Quixote important?

   • Don 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.

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   Who is Don Quixote de La Mancha?

   • Published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, this is the story of Alonso Quijano, a 16th-century Spanish hidalgo, a noble, who is so passionate about reading that he leaves home in search of his own chivalrous adventures. He becomes a knight-errant himself: Don Quixote de la Mancha.

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   Miguel 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.

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    Jun 25, 2018 · The “Don Quixote” windmills in Consuegra, Spain. They were made famous by the novel in the 16th century. , CC BY-NC-SA. Guide to the classics: Don Quixote, the world’s first modern novel –...