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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
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Arts & Culture
- Born:
- September 29, 1547? Alcalá de Henares Spain
- Notable Works:
- “Don Quixote” “El coloquio de los perros” “Exemplary Stories” “Los trabaios de Persiles y Sigismunda, historia setentrional” “Ocho comedias, y ocho entremeses nuevos” “Viage del Parnaso”
- Movement / Style:
- Golden Age
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Miguel de Cervantes, in full Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, (born September 29?, 1547, Alcalá de Henares, Spain—died April 22, 1616, Madrid), Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) and the most important and celebrated figure in Spanish literature. His novel Don Quixote has been translated, in full or in part, into more than 60 languages. Editions continue regularly to be printed, and critical discussion of the work has proceeded unabated since the 18th century. At the same time, owing to their widespread representation in art, drama, and film, the figures of Don Quixote and Sancho ...(100 of 5091 words)