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[...] What are the various positions presented? (characters) Is the criticism of the world of novels univocal? (in one direction, only negative or not) Introduction Basic text leading literature into a new universe, Don Quichotte represents one of the pillars of the first novels to integrate realism into texts, allowing for a profound transformation of novels and literature. In fact, through the prism of parody, the author engages a genuine realistic scene, allowing readers to enter a universe that can be considered credible. [...]
[...] For example, the use of wandering chivalry, which belongs to the medieval world. However, when the second volume of Don Quixote is published, wandering chivalry no longer exists as such. In fact: the author parodies an ancient tradition of the 15th and 16th centuries. Conclusion: the influence of the work in contemporary literature By giving meaning to his way of writing and using a style - in this case, parody, Cervantes profoundly modifies the relationship to writing that his successors will have5. [...]
[...] On retrouve in fact Don Quichotte at the theatre7, at the cinema8, in other literary adaptations or even within artistic works such as painting like the representation of Don Quichotte by the painter Honoré Daumier - see below - or even the drawings of Gustave Doré9 on the subject. Don Quichotte and Rossinante, byHonoré Daumier - 1868 Works used in the context of this study: - Don Quixote of La Mancha, trans. by Jean-Raymond Fanlo, ed. Pocket Book, La Pochotèque p. [...]
[...] The first part was published in Madrid at the end of 1604 by the press of Juan de la Cuesta. It was put on sale in January 1605 and was filled with typographical errors due to the speed imposed by the publishing contract. From then on, this edition was reprinted the same year and in the same printing press. Therefore, there are 1605 different numbers. The book quickly gained great popularity and very quickly, editions appeared in Valencia and Lisbon. [...]
[...] Don Quixote is a supreme human model, an oniric adventure with irrational decisions, and his companion, Sancho Panza, represents the human body. The conversation between Don Quixote, a believing knight and his servant Sancho, is considered one of the most fascinating and interesting dialogues in literature, particularly by the writer Franz Kafka1. Their character began to slowly reveal itself and was linked by a friendship based on mutual respect. Don Quixote fought against many giants from his point of view, such as windmills, which he considered to be demons with enormous arms, which he thought were the source of evil in the world, attacking them indiscriminately with his cries and warning them, throwing his lance at them, lifting them up in the air, lifting them up in space and sending them back to the ground. [...]
