Project Gutenberg 2004-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 198 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 17 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote Produced by David Widger "The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 17" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is a classic novel written during the early 17th century, a time characterized by the Spanish Golden Age. This part of the book continues the tale of Don Quixote, a nobleman who has lost his sanity from reading too many chivalric romances and sets out on a quest to revive the age of knights and adventure. The work explores themes of reality versus illusion, the nature of heroism, and the complexities of human desire. In this chapter, a conversation unfolds between Don Quixote and a canon as they discuss the merits of chivalric literature and philosophy. Don Quixote passionately defends the value of the stories he has read, believing they elevate his own valor and character. Meanwhile, his squire Sancho Panza dreams of governing a county, displaying a humorous desire for authority despite his simpler nature. The dialogue showcases Cervantes' skill in blending comedy and thoughtful commentary on society. Additionally, the chapter introduces a goatherd who emphasizes the wisdom found in simplicity, setting the stage for potential tales of adventure and providing insights into the life and philosophy of common people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. 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 48027 2025-06-03T06:09:56.316868 text/html 38862 2020-12-29T06:44:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2034261 2020-12-29T06:44:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1326858 2025-06-03T06:09:59.802804 application/epub+zip 1322433 2025-06-03T06:09:57.265866 application/epub+zip 85460 2025-06-03T06:09:56.594805 application/epub+zip 1355703 2025-06-03T06:10:01.533778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1343454 2025-06-03T06:09:58.988820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111503 2022-09-03T09:22:18.134740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34558 2025-06-03T06:09:56.146817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34366 2020-12-29T06:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13400 2020-12-29T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21805 2025-06-03T06:10:01.694799 application/rdf+xml 18664 2025-06-03T06:09:56.723822 image/jpeg 2554 2025-06-03T06:09:56.656821 image/jpeg 2057941 2025-06-03T06:09:56.363882 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 es.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia