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The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (Modern Spanish: El ingenioso hidalgo (in Part 2, caballero) don Quijote de la Mancha, pronounced [el i?xe?njoso i? al?o  o? ki?xote  e la ?mant?a] (About this soundlisten)), or just Don Quixote (/?d?n ki??ho?ti/, US: /-te?/;[1] Spanish: [do? ki?xote] (About this soundlisten), Early Modern Spanish: [do? ki??ote]), is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. A founding work of Western literature, it is often labeled as the first modern novel[2][3] and is considered one of the greatest works ever written.[4][5] Don Quixote also holds the distinction of being one of the most-translated books in the world.[6]

The plot revolves around the adventures of a noble (hidalgo) from La Mancha named Alonso Quixano, who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his mind and decides to become a knight-errant (caballero andante) to revive chivalry and serve his nation, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixotes rhetorical monologues on knighthood, already considered old-fashioned at the time. Don Quixote, in the first part of the book, does not see the world for what it is and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story.

The book had a major influence on the literary community, as evidenced by direct references in Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers (1844), Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and Edmond Rostands Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), as well as the word quixotic and the epithet Lothario; the latter refers to a character in "El curioso impertinente" ("The Impertinently Curious Man"), an intercalated story that appears in Part One, chapters 33 35.[citation needed]

When first published, Don Quixote was usually interpreted as a comic novel. After the French Revolution, it was better known for its central ethic that individuals can be right while society is quite wrong and seen as disenchanting. In the 19th century, it was seen as a social commentary, but no one could easily tell "whose side Cervantes was on". Many critics came to view the work as a tragedy in which Don Quixotes idealism and nobility are viewed by the post-chivalric world as insane, and are defeated and rendered useless by common reality. By the 20th century, the novel had come to occupy a canonical space as one of the foundations of modern literature.

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Don Quixote, a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, is considered one of the best books ever written and has the distinction of being one of the most translated books ever in the world.

The story tells of a nobleman from La Mancha named Alonso Quixano who is so enthralled with the heroes of the chivalric novels he reads, that he goes a bit crazy and decides to become a knight to revive chivalry and serve his nation under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha. While Quixote is prone to bouts of fancy, tilting at windmills as he imagines they are giants for instance. His trusted companion Sancho Panza, whom he has recruited as his squire, is actually quite wise and cunning. Together they roam the world engaging in humorous and memorable exploits that have entertained readers for generations.

The book had a major influence on the literary community, as evidenced by direct references in Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers (1844), Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and Edmond Rostands Cyrano de Bergerac (1897).

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