Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 73 Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1547 1616 Cervantes, Miguel de Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes De Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes, Michel Saavedra, Miguel Cervantes Doré, Gustave 1832 1883 Dore, Gustave Doré, Louis Christophe Paul Gustave Doré, Louis Auguste Gustave Dorè, Gustave Ormsby, John 1829 1895 The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 07 Illustrated. Reading ease score: 46.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 07" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written in the early 17th century. The book follows the misadventures of the delusional but well-meaning knight Don Quixote and his pragmatic squire, Sancho Panza, as they embark on a quest to revive chivalry and perform heroic deeds, often leading to humorous and misconstrued situations. At the start of this portion, Don Quixote finds himself engaged in a comedic exchange with Sancho Panza after Sancho has endured a rough encounter with some local rascals. Convinced that they are victims of enchantment, Don Quixote vows to protect Sancho's honor and prepares for battle against what he believes to be an armed army, but they turn out to be a flock of sheep. As he charges into the herd, believing he is performing grand acts of valor, he faces the harsh reality of being pelted with rocks by the astonished shepherds. The chapter highlights themes of perception versus reality, the absurdity of Don Quixote's chivalric ideals, and the deepening camaraderie between master and squire amidst the chaos of their misadventures. As the narrative unfolds, it explores not only the humor in their situations but also touches on deeper lessons about bravery, honor, and the nature of reality itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Fiction Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature Romances PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 159146 153583 2024-10-03T07:01:11.387088 2023-10-03T06:48:11.026246 text/html text/html 146278 2020-12-29T06:41:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2557914 2020-12-29T06:41:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1976030 2024-10-03T07:01:15.857060 application/epub+zip 1973006 2024-10-03T07:01:12.500092 application/epub+zip 129117 2024-10-03T07:01:11.777093 application/epub+zip 2030187 2024-10-03T07:01:18.510061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2010700 2024-10-03T07:01:14.868076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173769 2022-09-03T09:21:01.989152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137467 137460 2024-10-03T07:01:11.071110 2023-10-03T06:48:10.784238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137270 2020-12-29T06:41:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52141 2020-12-29T06:41:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22827 2024-10-03T07:01:18.665033 application/rdf+xml 18664 2024-10-03T07:01:11.908065 image/jpeg 2554 2024-10-03T07:01:11.840066 image/jpeg 2579932 2024-10-03T07:01:11.459076 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia