Don Quixote

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always captured back. Finally, his family paid the ransom after five years. Cervantes was imprisoned because when he was a tax collector, he was accused that he pocketed the money, then he wrote his novel in jail. Cervantes' life is full of tragedy, and it is a tragedy that makes him successful.
The creation background of Don Quixote was developed from epics, it began with poetic rhyme but then there was no rhyme, and gradually became the first modern novel. The knight novel was popular because, during the period of Cervantes, Spain fought against the Arabs in the war, and Spain finally revolt successfully. Because Arabian cavalry was admired, the Spanish cavalry was also admired by people, so we have the Spanish knight as the main character. Don Quixote was a realism during Renaissance, it pictured life in Spanish society in the late 16[th] and early 17[th] centuries.
Don Quixote has two parts, part one is mainly about the story of his adventure, and part two mainly acts ...

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