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Don Quixote

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

In Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote, the well-read Alonso Quixano becomes so obsessed with tales of knights and chivalry that he renames himself "Don Quixote de La Mancha" and takes off on a deteriorating horse in search of his own knightly adventures. This is one of the most-read (and longest) novels in the world, and it showcases author Miguel de Cervantes' own sense of purpose and ability to cope with misfortune and disillusion — the kind that Cervantes' hero experiences.

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Miguel de Cervantes Biography

Summary, Analysis, and Original Text by Chapter

Part 1: The Author's Preface

Part 1: Chapter I

Part 1: Chapter II

Part 1: Chapter III–IV

Part 1: Chapter V–VI

Part 1: Chapter VII

Part 1: Chapter VIII

Part 1: Chapter IX

Part 1: Chapter X–XIII

Part 1: Chapter XIV

Part 1: Chapter XV–XVIII

Part 1: Chapter XIX

Part 1: Chapter XX

Part 1: Chapter XXI–XXIV

Part 1: Chapter XXV

Part 1: Chapter XXVI–XXIX

Part 1: Chapter XXX

Part 1: Chapter XXXI–XXXII

Part 1: Chapter XXXIII–XXXIV

Part 1: Chapter XXXV

Part 1: Chapter XXXVI–XL

Part 1: Chapter XLI

Part 1: Chapter XLII–XLIV

Part 1: Chapter XLV

Part 1: Chapter XLVI–LI

Part 1: Chapter LII

Part 2: The Author's Preface

Part 2: Chapter I

Part 2: Chapter II–IV

Part 2: Chapter V

Part 2: Chapter VI

Part 2: Chapter VII–VIII

Part 2: Chapter IX–X

Part 2: Chapter XI

Part 2: Chapter XII–XIV

Part 2: Chapter XV

Part 2: Chapter XVI–XVII

Part 2: Chapter XVIII–XXII

Part 2: Chapter XXIII

Part 2: Chapter XXIV–XXV

Part 2: Chapter XXVI

Part 2: Chapter XXVII–XXXIV

Part 2: Chapter XXXV

Part 2: Chapter XXXVI–XL

Part 2: Chapter XLI

Part 2: Chapter XLII–LI

Part 2: Chapter LII

Part 2: Chapter LIII–LIV

Part 2: Chapter LV

Part 2: Chapter LVI–LVII

Part 2: Chapter LVIII

Part 2: Chapter LIX–LX

Part 2: Chapter LXI–LXII

Part 2: Chapter LXIII–LXIV

Part 2: Chapter LXV–LXXII

Part 2: Chapter LXXIII

Part 2: Chapter LXXIV

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Purpose of Don Quixote

Technique and Style in Don Quixote

Characterization in Don Quixote

Themes in Don Quixote

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  1. in hopes of finding a rich wife
  2. to make a name for himself with the ruling nobility
  3. to find the Holy Grail
  4. to find truth
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