Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 169 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 2, Part 21 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Reading ease score: 56.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 21" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written during the early 17th century, a time often seen as the Spanish Golden Age. This volume continues the adventures of the titular character, Don Quixote, a deluded nobleman who becomes obsessed with the idea of chivalry. His misguided adventures often involve a blend of comedy and tragedy as he struggles to navigate a world that does not align with his romantic notions of knight-errantry. In this part, the story follows Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza as they encounter a bizarre cart filled with characters from a play known as "The Cortes of Death." Don Quixote mistakenly believes it to be a dangerous adventure, only to discover that it is simply a theatrical troupe on their way to perform. After a series of misadventures, including a humorous conflict caused by a jester and a comically exaggerated duel with the Knight of the Mirrors—who turns out to be an acquaintance—Don Quixote’s misunderstandings with the world around him become increasingly evident. This reinforces the central theme of the clash between illusion and reality, showcasing Cervantes' critique of contemporary society through the lens of a knight-errant’s misguided beliefs. (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 103538 98641 2025-03-03T06:03:51.167475 2023-10-03T06:50:23.759376 text/html text/html 91737 2020-12-29T06:49:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2039744 2020-12-29T06:49:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1616794 2025-03-03T06:03:54.817469 application/epub+zip 1613055 2025-03-03T06:03:52.093498 application/epub+zip 106992 2025-03-03T06:03:51.459479 application/epub+zip 1659312 2025-03-03T06:03:56.919452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1642407 2025-03-03T06:03:54.002452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142641 2022-09-03T09:23:55.530033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84677 84670 2025-03-03T06:03:50.902496 2023-10-03T06:50:23.568356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 84485 2020-12-29T06:49:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32496 2020-12-29T06:49:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22987 2025-03-03T06:03:57.077438 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-03-03T06:03:51.594465 image/jpeg 2554 2025-03-03T06:03:51.528446 image/jpeg 2055906 2025-03-03T06:03:51.218477 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia fr.wikipedia