Project Gutenberg 2018-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 250 Mayans y Siscar, Gregorio 1699 1781 Siscar, Gregorio Mayáns y Siscar, Gregorio Mayans y Mayans, Gregorio Mayans i Siscar, Gregorio Siscar, G. Mayans y Ciscar, Gregori Mayans i Majansius, Gregorius Gil y Calpe, Jesús 1878 1937 Gil y Calpe, Jesus Calpe, Jesús Gil y Vida de Cervantes Produced by Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Vida de Cervantes" by Gregorio Mayans y Siscar is a biographical account written in the 18th century. This work provides an in-depth look at the life and legacy of the renowned Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, best known for his masterpiece "Don Quijote de la Mancha." The text aims to shed light on Cervantes's contributions to literature, explore his personal history, and address the neglect shown to his biography prior to this publication. The opening of "Vida de Cervantes" sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of Cervantes’s life, emphasizing the need for an authoritative biography of such an influential figure in literature. Mayans initiates his narrative by discussing Cervantes's obscured beginnings and the challenges he faced, such as his time as a soldier and eventual captivity, which profoundly influenced his writing. The author notes that despite Cervantes's significant impact, his life remained inadequately documented until Mayans took on the task, aiming to honor Cervantes and rectify the injustices against his memory. This biographer details early misconceptions about Cervantes's birthplace and upbringing while foregrounding the esteem and popularity that have rightly surrounded his works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616 Valencia (Spain) -- Intellectual life PQ Text Category: Biographies 440643 2025-07-23T08:18:44.965282 text/html 447213 2018-11-10T09:22:08 text/html 212479 2025-07-23T08:18:51.957190 application/epub+zip 216297 2025-07-23T08:18:46.198209 application/epub+zip 202648 2025-07-23T08:18:45.563252 application/epub+zip 337159 2025-07-23T08:18:55.840219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298095 2025-07-23T08:18:51.229219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284948 2022-09-26T11:54:58.686529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349598 2025-07-23T08:18:44.195249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349733 2018-11-10T09:22:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19297 2025-07-23T08:18:55.986167 application/rdf+xml 5346 2025-07-23T08:18:45.672211 image/jpeg 1347 2025-07-23T08:18:45.617216 image/jpeg 134489 2018-11-10T09:22:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 191591 2018-11-10T09:22:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 190758 2025-07-23T08:18:45.005238 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia