Miguel de Cervantes

Born: September 29, 1547 - Died: April 22, 1616 (68 years)

Alcalá de Henares

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Spanish: [miˈɣel de θeɾˈβantes saaˈβeðɾa]; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world literature. Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, while the bulk of his surviving work was produced in the three years preceding his death, when he was supported by the Count of Lemos and did not have to work. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes". In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the household of a cardinal. In 1570, he enlisted in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571. He served as a soldier until 1575, when he was captured by Barbary pirates; after five years in captivity, he was ransomed, and returned to Madrid. His first significant novel, titled La Galatea, was published in 1585, but he continued to work as a purchasing agent, and later as government tax collector. Part One of Don Quixote was published in 1605, and Part Two in 1615. Other works include the 12 Novelas ejemplares (Exemplary Novels); a long poem, the Viaje del Parnaso (Journey to Parnassus); and Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses (Eight Plays and Eight Interludes). Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (The Travails of Persiles and Sigismunda), was published posthumously in 1616. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miguel de Cervantes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Miguel de Cervantes

The Knight of the Sorrowful Figure

The Colloquy of Dogs

31 Minutos: Don Quijote

The Death of Don Quixote

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote

La española inglesa

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

Don Quixote

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

Don Quichot (Dutch National Ballet)

Donkey X

Honour of the Knights

Don Quixote in Jerusalem

Don Quixote, Knight Errant

Don Quixote

Don Quixote Returns

Don Quixote

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote of La Mancha

O všetečnom zvedavcovi

The Witching Hour

Don Chisciotte

The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

Man of La Mancha

Scandalous John

Sto dukátů za Juana

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza

A Devil Under the Pillow

Les Anges exterminés

Don Quijote

Don Quixote

Don Quijote

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

Cantando llegó el amor

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

La gitanilla

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

Don Quichotte

Adventures of Don Quixote

La gitanilla

Brava Gente

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Life of Don Quichote and Sancho

Don Quijote de la Mancha

The Adventures of Don Quick

La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia

BBC Play of the Month

Don Quijote von der Mancha