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Novel Don Quixote

Type Object Region Spain Time 1605–1615

Don Quixote by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, Part I published in Madrid in 1605 and Part II in 1615, is widely regarded as the first modern nov…

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  1. 1602–1604Seville and Valladolid · SpainCervantes conceived and wrote Part I of Don Quixote in prison and in poverty, using the knight figure to satirize the absurd vogue of popular chivalric romances while exploring the deep contradictions between human ideals and reality.
  2. 1605Madrid · SpainIn 1605 the bookseller Francisco de Robres published Part I in Madrid; it was reprinted six times that year, quickly becoming a European bestseller and marking the birth of the modern long narrative novel form.
  3. 1615Madrid · SpainCervantes published Part II in 1615, introducing metafictional techniques and reflexive commentary on readers' responses to Part I, pioneering a complex layered narrative structure in world literary history.

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