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Don Chisciotte della Mancia
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L'opera è divisa in due parti, composte a grande distanza di anni tra loro. In un borgo della Mancia vive un povero hidalgo che, totalmente assorbito dalla lettura di romanzi cavallereschi, impazzisce e decide di farsi cavaliere errante. Datosi il nome di Don Chisciotte, scelta come dama una vicina che battezza Dulcinea, parte sul suo ronzino che chiama Ronzinante. Dopo numerose avventure finite male, preso come scudiero Sancho Panza, ritorna al villaggio. Riparte ben presto e si susseguono incontri e vicende che si concludono con un duello che Don Chisciotte perde e che lo vede costretto a tornare al villaggio. Cade ammalato e rinsavisce di colpo, ma dopo aver preso congedo dai suoi vecchi amici, muore.
L'opera è divisa in due parti, composte a grande distanza di anni tra loro. In un borgo della Mancia vive un povero hidalgo che, totalmente assorbito dalla lettura di romanzi cavallereschi, impazzisce e decide di farsi cavaliere errante. Datosi il nome di Don Chisciotte, scelta come dama una vicina che battezza Dulcinea, parte sul suo ronzino che chiama Ronzinante. Dopo numerose avventure finite male, preso come scudiero Sancho Panza, ritorna al villaggio. Riparte ben presto e si susseguono incontri e vicende che si concludono con un duello che Don Chisciotte perde e che lo vede costretto a tornare al villaggio. Cade ammalato e rinsavisce di colpo, ma dopo aver preso congedo dai suoi vecchi amici, muore.
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304 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1994
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
4,879 books3,552 followersMiguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as the first modern novel.
It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.
In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.
He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.
In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.
He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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