Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of Cervantes’ ingenious use of language and humor. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 28-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Miguel de Cervantes
• Presentation of Don Quixote
• Summary of Don Quixote
• Character study
  • Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
• Analysis of Don Quixote
  • The power of fiction
  • The lady
  • Laughter
  • Linguistic multiplicity

About Don Quixote

Don Quixote was first published in the early 17^th century and is widely considered to be the first modern novel. It tells the story of a Spanish nobleman who reads so many stories about chivalry that he becomes convinced that he is a knight, and sets off to travel across Spain with an old horse for a steed and a simple-minded peasant for a squire. On his way, he meets a range of fascinating characters and becomes embroiled in all kinds of misadventures. The techniques that Cervantes used in Don Quixote had a major impact on later writing and laid the foundations for the Western novel.

About Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes was a prolific Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the Spanish language. He lived an eventful life: he lost a hand fighting in the Battle of Lepanto, spent five years as a galley slave, and was imprisoned for embezzlement while working as a tax collector. These experiences provided him with inspiration for his fiction and allowed him to vividly depict characters from a wide range of professions and social backgrounds. His most famous work is undoubtedly Don Quixote, but he also wrote a number of other texts across several genres, including the Novelas ejemplares (“Exemplary Novels”) and The Works of Persiles y Sigismunda.