The Global Novel: a literature podcast
Don Quixote (1605)
Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. It is the most generative work of fiction of all time. There are literally thousands of works of fiction, theater, poetry, and music inspired, based on, or dealing in other ways with Cervantes’s novel. Don Quixote has been depicted by more artists than any other fictional character, which is part of the reason why he is the most easily recognized fictional character. A founding work of Western literature, Don Quixote is often labelled as the first modern novel and one of the greatest works ever written. It is also one of the most-translated books in the world and the best-selling novel of all time.
Guest-speakers:
Prof. Daniel R. Schwarz from Cornell University
Prof. Howard Mancing from Purdue University
Recommended Readings:
Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
Howard Mancing, Don Quixote: A Reference Guide
—The Cervante Encyclopedia
—Don Quixote Around The Globe
Daniel R. Schwarz ed. Reading the European Novel to 1900
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