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Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

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Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet, and dramatist; the most famous Spanish writer
born at Alcala de Henares, Spain

pupil of humanist Juan Lopez (1569)

enlisted in Spanish navy

participated in wars against the Turks

battle of Lepanto (1571), wounded, left hand disabled

captured by Barbary pirates (1575), prisoner in northern Africa for five years

back in Spain, worked as requisitioner for the navy, tax collector

accused of dishonesty, spent time in prison, and was dismissed from government service in 1597

Main Works

La Galatea (1585), pastoral novel (see Pastoral)

El Trato de Argel (1582-1587), play

La Numancia (1582-1587), play

Don Quixote de la Mancha, Part I (1605), novel

Novelas Ejemplares (1613), short stories

Don Quixote de la Mancha, Part II (1615), novel

Contexts

Advances of European commerce and economic production throughout the Renaissance; colonialism in America and elsewhere; exploitation of the Christian religion in the advancing of European commercial, political, and military enterprises; large-scale colonization and exploitaition of non-Christian lands and people.

Influence of Renaissance Humanism, in particular the ideas of Erasmus of Rotterdam; critique of the absurdity of supposed Christians and Christian nations engaging in warfare, murder, robbery, and persecution against non-Christians. Humanism encouraged a genuine imitation of Christ through the practice of humbleness, love, understanding, forgiveness, and charity toward others.

Disillusionment and enlightenment of Cervantes after his participation in European campaigns against the Turks in the Mediterranean. Don Quixote suggests that Cervantes came to understand the purely materialistic character of, and the spiritual fraud involved in, the practice of warfare against non-Christians.

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HOME INTRO TO LIT AUTHORS & WORKS GLOSSARY TIMELINE INDEX CONTACT INFO CREDITS	Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Biographical Information Main Works Featured Work: Don Quixote Contexts Selected Quotations Links Biographical Information Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet, and dramatist; the most famous Spanish writer born at Alcala de Henares, Spain pupil of humanist Juan Lopez (1569) enlisted in Spanish navy participated in wars against the Turks battle of Lepanto (1571), wounded, left hand disabled captured by Barbary pirates (1575), prisoner in northern Africa for five years back in Spain, worked as requisitioner for the navy, tax collector accused of dishonesty, spent time in prison, and was dismissed from government service in 1597 Main Works La Galatea (1585), pastoral novel (see Pastoral) El Trato de Argel (1582-1587), play La Numancia (1582-1587), play Don Quixote de la Mancha, Part I (1605), novel Novelas Ejemplares (1613), short stories Don Quixote de la Mancha, Part II (1615), novel Contexts Advances of European commerce and economic production throughout the Renaissance; colonialism in America and elsewhere; exploitation of the Christian religion in the advancing of European commercial, political, and military enterprises; large-scale colonization and exploitaition of non-Christian lands and people. Influence of Renaissance Humanism, in particular the ideas of Erasmus of Rotterdam; critique of the absurdity of supposed Christians and Christian nations engaging in warfare, murder, robbery, and persecution against non-Christians. Humanism encouraged a genuine imitation of Christ through the practice of humbleness, love, understanding, forgiveness, and charity toward others. Disillusionment and enlightenment of Cervantes after his participation in European campaigns against the Turks in the Mediterranean. Don Quixote suggests that Cervantes came to understand the purely materialistic character of, and the spiritual fraud involved in, the practice of warfare against non-Christians. Selected Quotations to come Links to come © 2001, 2002 by Fidel Fajardo-Acosta, all rights reserved
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