Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist and poet of the Golden Age

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About

Miguel de Cervantes, baptized on October 9, 1547, in Alcalá de Henares, is a major figure of Spanish literature. A soldier, he fought at Lepanto (1571) and endured five years of captivity in Algiers. His novel Don Quixote (1605-1615) is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature. He also wrote Exemplary Novels (1613) and other works. He died in Madrid in 1616, leaving a lasting influence on the modern novel.

Major works

La Galatea (1585)pastoral novel
El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (1605)novel
Novelas ejemplares (1613)short story collection
Segunda parte del ingenioso caballero don Quijote de la Mancha (1615)novel
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (1617)Byzantine novel

Key milestones

1571Participates in the Battle of Lepanto, where he is wounded.
1580Released after five years of captivity in Algiers.
1605Publication of the first part of Don Quixote.

Themes

idealism and realitysocial critiquehonor and chivalryfreedom and justicemadness and reason

Sources: artsandculture.google.com · id.loc.gov

“A .11.=1114,, In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the impossible.”

— Miguel de CervantesTheme · Motivation

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“Never stand begging for something that you have the power to earn.”

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“Love not what you are, but what you may become.”

— Miguel de CervantesTheme · Personal Development

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“He who sings frightens away his ills.”

— Miguel de CervantesTheme · Art

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“In every case, the remedy is to take action. Get clear about exactly what it is that you need to learn and exactly what you need to do to learn it. BEING CLEAR KILLS FEAR. Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.”

— Miguel de CervantesTheme · Personal Development

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“Where one door shuts another opens.”

— Miguel de CervantesTheme · Wisdom

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