El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha
(English Translation)
- The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
- Better
known as simply, "Don
Quixote"
In Miguel
Cervantes’ 1605 novel Don Quixote of La Mancha, the main character is overcome
be the stories and great adventures that he reads about. His love for stories
about knights encompasses most of his time as he allows work and chores to go
undone, passing hours at a time with his only focus within the pages of his
prized books. At some point his own reality is replaced by the fictional
stories that he has immersed himself in. The illustration below is the work of
Gustave Dore. It features Don Quixote surrounded by images of characters found
within the books be constantly reads.
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