Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes Reviews

There are surely few books I remember so well like this great novel, called Don Quixote. Let me tell you from the beginning, it is not the kind of book you can finish in one weekend. It is nearly 1000 pages thick. So, what is all the fuss about? Don Quixote is the main character here, he has read so many books about white ...

* Concerning the famous hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha’s position, character and way of life; Don Quixote; a chivalrous, brave, strong, reliable, romantic hero. The problem? He also happens to be quite, unutterably mad. Now, being so unsound of mind, our hero allows himself to become so inflamed by the gross amount of chivalry/romance ...

The ardent idealism of Cervantes’ celebrated hero has often been interpreted as madness, but is it necessarily less sane than pessimism and a fatalistic acceptance of the evils of society? In setting off on his quest to reintroduce the ideals of chivalry to the world, Don Quixote certainly appears slightly ludicrous. His devotion to his lady ...

Cervantes writes a tale of a madman whose madness is inspirational. Don Quixote may have lived in a bizarre dream world, but his own sense of righteousness shines through many times. Sancho Panza even realizes that his master, although mad, is very wise. The windmill-tilting and golden helmit-type sequences gradualy give way to richer and humanne ...