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[[Image:Cervantes.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Don Quixote, in trouble again]]

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'''''Don Quixote''''' (''Don Quijote'' in modern Spanish; pronounced 'key-ho-tay' or sometimes 'quick-sut'<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quixote Merriam-Webster online dictionary]</ref>) is a tragi-comic [[novel]] by [[Miguel Cervantes]], written in two parts in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It is one of the most important Spanish literary works, and is often considered to be both the first modern novel, and one of the greatest novels of all time.   

'''''Don Quixote''''' (''Don Quijote'' in modern Spanish; pronounced 'key-ho-tay' or sometimes 'quick-sut'<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quixote Merriam-Webster online dictionary]</ref>) is a tragi-comic [[novel]] by [[Miguel Cervantes]], written in two parts in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It is one of the most important Spanish literary works, and is often considered to be both the first modern novel, and one of the greatest novels of all time.   

The novel is a satirical work, based in no small part on the glorification of knights and knightly virtues, orthodoxy, nationalism and national pride, [[aristocracy]], and ultimately meaning in life. While the first half of the work reads as almost pure [[farce]], the second half explores the more deep and psychological questions of meaning in life, place in the world, self-identity and self-fulfillment, societal roles, and in no small measure, [[madness]] itself.

The novel is a satirical work, based in no small part on the glorification of knights and knightly virtues, orthodoxy, nationalism and national pride, [[aristocracy]], and ultimately meaning in life. While the first half of the work reads as almost pure [[farce]], the second half explores the more deep and psychological questions of meaning in life, place in the world, self-identity and self-fulfillment, societal roles, and in no small measure, [[madness]] itself.

The episode most often remembered by readers of Don Quixote is the instance when he attacks several windmills, thinking that they are giants. The phrase 'tilting at windmills' has come to describe anyone who engages in a futile endeavour.

The episode most often remembered by readers of Don Quixote is the instance when he attacks several windmills, thinking that they are giants. The phrase 'tilting at windmills' has come to describe anyone who engages in a futile endeavour.

Don Quixote has provided inspiration for numerous artists and illustrators. For example, one of [[Pablo Picasso]]'s most famous works is a black and white inking of Don Quixote. However, there has never been a successful [[cinema]] adaptation. The director [[Terry Gilliam]] chronicled his unsuccessful attempts to film Don Quixote in the documentary ''Lost in La Mancha'' (2002).<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308514/ Lost in La Mancha at IMDB.com]</ref> Despite a succession of failed attempts at cinematic productions, Don Quixote has been successfully adapted into a musical titled ''Man of La Mancha''.

Don Quixote has provided inspiration for numerous artists and illustrators. For example, one of [[Pablo Picasso]]'s most famous works is a black and white inking of Don Quixote. However, there has never been a successful [[cinema]] adaptation. The director [[Terry Gilliam]] chronicled his unsuccessful attempts to film Don Quixote in the documentary ''Lost in La Mancha'' (2002).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308514/ Lost in La Mancha at IMDB.com]</ref> Despite a succession of failed attempts at cinematic productions, Don Quixote has been successfully adapted into a musical titled ''Man of La Mancha''.

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