Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer who published Don Quixote in 1605, which is considered the first modern novel. Some key facts about Cervantes and Don Quixote are that Cervantes was born in 1547 in Spain, Don Quixote was published in 1605 in Spanish and later translated to French and English, and it follows the story of Don Quixote, an older man who goes on a journey to defeat evil after reading chivalric stories. Don Quixote is seen as an early example of the modern novel due to its character development and complex, fictional plotline.

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2. • Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
• Born September 29, 1547
• Born in Spain
• Passed away on the 23rd of April in 1616

3. • Written by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
• Published in 1605
• Old Spanish language
• Regarded as the “first novel ever”
• Translated in French and English
• Sequel published in 1615

4. • Cervantes was very intelligent and enjoyed reading at a
young age
• While Cervantes was in Spain, they were transitioning
into their Renaissance period
• Chivalry is heavy in Don Quixote, due to the heavy use of
chilvary in early Spanish Literature
• Cervantes was influenced by the early writings of his
country

5. • Don Quixote is an older man that begins a journey to defeat the evils
of the world after reading about similar stories in the books he had
read
• Brings along his friend Sancho Panza
• Sees the good in all citizens, which is a blessing and curse
• Quioxte is extremely chivalrous, and carries himself with a higher
nobility than what he truly possesses
• Mocks social structure

6. • A piece of fictional prose that has a complex plot, certain
length and explanation and portrayal of charcacters
• Respected for their character development and limitless
creativity
• Began heavily surfacing in 19th and 20th centuries
• Surfaced through help of printing press
• Now most common form of literature

7. • “..it collects, eclipses and transforms pre-existing literary
genres, and creates something (relatively) anarchic and
one that has endless potential out of them” (Victoria)
• Cervantes fully develops all characters in this work and
allows readers to fully understand/follow all action
• This literary work is known as the first novel to ever be
successfully written and widely accepted and recognized

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