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‘Don Quixote’ by Miguel de Cervantes tells the story of the eccentric Alonso Quixano, a man in his mid 50s, whose love for chivalric romantics leads him to assume the function of a knight-errant as he goes out on a noble quest to prove his valor to the world by reviving the culture of gallant horse-riding.
Richness of story-plot is a common trademark in Miguel de Cervantes’ novels, and this is the reason why renowned producers and directors, both in the past and present, fancy a chance of recreating his works in films and theatres.
It is remarkably worrying that aside from less-than-precise pictures and portraits, there’s not been accurate documentation of the identity and real physical appearance of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of ‘Don Quixote’, the first modern novel.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a man of great wit and command for words, and his vast experience of life makes his words endlessly instructional and quotable.
It is Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, not Shakespeare, who enjoys the exaltation as being the author of a book considered as the first modern book. If this doesn’t say much, at least it tells one that Cervantes, during his prime, was a force to be reckoned with.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is regarded as the best Spanish author and one of the greats to ever hold a pen. Much of his credit comes from his masterminding the creation of ‘Don Quixote’, a book considered as the world’s first model novel.