The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 16

Languageen
First published2004-07-19
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#5918

Description

"The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 16" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a section of a novel originally published in 1605. The work follows Alonso Quijano, a minor nobleman who loses his mind from reading too many chivalric romances and reinvents himself as the knight-errant Don Quixote. Accompanied by his earthy squire Sancho Panza, he embarks on adventures where fantasy collides with reality—battling windmills he believes are giants and mistaking inns for castles, all while defending his imaginary lady love, Dulcinea del Toboso. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction
  • Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction
  • Picaresque literature
  • Romances
  • PQ

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