Miguel_Cervantes

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The Spanish Miguel Cervantes produced numerous writings in his day. The most important, however, are //Don Quixote// and //Novelas Ejemplares//. It has been often claimed that, if Cervantes had not written these master pieces, he would have undoubtedly been an obscure writer in world literature today. Many contemporaries perceived him a failure until “one day, in a prison cell in Mardrid, this man began to write a book—a book so great that for more than 300 years it has been called a masterpiece and has made its author’s name immortal” (Busoni ii). In addition to this sensation, he composed an assortment of plays. His most noteworthy drama is //Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses//, written in 1615. Of course, as a personal accomplishment, Cervantes overcame the multiple, toilsome obstacles put upon him. The wound at the Battle of Lepanto left him paralyzed for life and he was imprisoned twice for debt in his lifetime. (__The Man Who Was Don Quixote, Miguel De Cervantes).__ Don Quixote, a story about a retired country man who goes insane due to excessive reading, is Cervantes' most noteworthy piece of work, which he wrote almost entirely unknown as a literary figure. One of the reasons why Don Quixote has attracted such reverence is because it is a novel of original and unforgettable characters. In addition to entertaining readers for centuries, it has held an infinite literary influence and has been honored by a host of major literary figures. It had been an inspiration for countless novels, including __Madame Bovary__, __The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn__, and __Joseph Andrews__. It had also enabled Cervantes to publish the burlesque poem //Viage del Parnaso// and the dramatic collection //Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses// (Biography Resource Center). media type="custom" key="3210172"
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