Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547-1616 creator Hollo, J. A. (Juho Aukusti) 1885-1967 text utu 2024 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Mielevä hidalgo Don Quijote Manchalainen II:2" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a Spanish novel originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. A member of the lowest nobility loses his mind from reading too many chivalric romances and decides to become a knight-errant. He recruits a simple farm laborer as his squire, and together they embark on misguided adventures where windmills become giants and inns transform into castles. This founding work of Western literature explores the collision between illusion and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quijote Release date is 2024-08-07 Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen Originally published: Porvoo: WSOY, 1928 Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Porvoo: WSOY, 1928 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74204 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74204 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134722.0 74204