Don Quixote

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, perhaps the most influential and well-known work of Spanish literature, was first published in its entirety in 1615. The novel, which is widely regarded as one of the best literary works of all time, tells the story of a man who takes the name "Don Quixote de la Mancha" and embarks on a quest to revive the custom and become a hero himself after becoming obsessed with romantic novels about chivalry.

Since the novel's publication, the character of Don Quixote has become an idol and somewhat of an archetypal character, influencing many major works of art, music, and literature. The text has had such an impact that a word, quixotic, was coined to describe someone who is "foolishly impractical, especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially: marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action".

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