Don Quixote | Overview
Don Quixote is one of the classics of world literature, the "great forefather of the novel" in critic Lionel Trilling's phrase, and widely acknowledged as Spain's national masterpiece. It has entertained readers of all kinds for more than three hundred years and has been translated into all the major world languages. A selective bibliography of criticism published on Cervantes from 1894 to 1970 lists no less than 660 entries.
One anecdote, although of questionable authenticity, illustrates the book's entertainment value. Reportedly, King Philip III was standing on the...
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