Project Gutenberg 2004-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 79 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 27 Reading ease score: 50.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 27" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic Spanish novel written during the early 17th century, a time notable for its literary flourishing known as the Spanish Golden Age. This book is part of a larger narrative that follows the adventures of the titular character, Don Quixote, a delusional knight who possesses an unwavering commitment to chivalry and heroism, often resulting in comical and tragic situations. The likely topic of this particular part is the absurdity of his adventures and the contrast between his lofty ideals and the reality he encounters. In this chapter, Don Quixote inadvertently disrupts a puppet show while defending the fictional lovers Don Gaiferos and Melisendra from imagined pursuers. Mistaking the puppets for real people in distress, he fervently engages in battle against them, causing chaos and damage, much to the dismay of the show's master, Master Pedro. Following the destruction, Don Quixote tries to make amends by offering to pay for the ruined figures, demonstrating his conviction in knightly honor despite the absurdity of his actions. Meanwhile, Sancho Panza, his loyal but pragmatic squire, suffers from the repercussions of their misadventures, highlighting the often humorous and chaotic dynamics between master and squire as they navigate their whimsical journey. (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 80743 76528 2024-10-03T07:04:16.018131 2023-10-03T06:50:54.270131 text/html text/html 69861 2020-12-29T06:50:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1948472 2020-12-29T06:50:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1479525 2024-10-03T07:04:19.518127 application/epub+zip 1475439 2024-10-03T07:04:16.904120 application/epub+zip 98477 2024-10-03T07:04:16.305153 application/epub+zip 1515994 2024-10-03T07:04:21.458118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1500519 2024-10-03T07:04:18.661133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130323 2022-09-03T09:24:36.476845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63791 63784 2024-10-03T07:04:15.811135 2023-10-03T06:50:54.100111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 63599 2020-12-29T06:50:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25119 2020-12-29T06:50:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22828 2024-10-03T07:04:21.598084 application/rdf+xml 18664 2024-10-03T07:04:16.431113 image/jpeg 2554 2024-10-03T07:04:16.366114 image/jpeg 1962682 2024-10-03T07:04:16.067152 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia