Don Quixote
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Summary
Don Quixote is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.06% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58,260 views/month, #17 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Miguel de Cervantes[3]
- Genre: chivalric romance[4], adventure fiction[5], parody[6], found manuscript[7]
- Commons category: Don Quixote[8]
- Language of work or name: Early Modern Spanish[9], Spanish[10]
- Country of origin: Spain[11]
- Has part(s): Don Quixote, part 1[12], Don Quixote, part 2[13]
- Catalog code: 23:287039F[14]
- Publication date: 1605[15], 1615[16]
- Characters: Sancho Panza[17], Alonso Quijano[18], Rocinante[19], Dulcinea[20], Rucio[21], Pero Perez[22], Ginés de Pasamonte[23], Cardenio[24], Dorotea[25], Luscinda[26], Don Fernando[27], Ruy Pérez de Viedma[28], Zoraida[29], Juan Pérez de Viedma[30]
- Has edition or translation: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605-1615)[31], The History of the Valorous and Wity-knight-errant, Don-Quixote of the Mancha[32], Q65784705[33], O engenhoso fidalgo dom Quixote de la Mancha (1794)[34], El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha[35], Leben und Thaten des scharfsinnigen Edlen Don Quixote von la Mancha[36], Der sinnreiche Junker Don Quixote von la Mancha[37], L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche[38], Don Chisciotte della Mancia[39], El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha[40], El ingenioso hidalgo D. Quijote de la Mancha (1879)[41], Don Quijote de la Mancha[42], O Engenhoso Fidalgo D. Quichote de La Mancha[43], El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (1880-1883)[44]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Don Quixote include Don Quijote[47], a business[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1980[50], headquartered in Aobadai[51]; Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote[52], a literary work[53], written by Jorge Luis Borges[54]; 3552 it[55], an asteroid[56]; and Les Enfants de Don Quichotte[57], an organization[58], in France[59], founded in 2006[60], headquartered in Chécy[61].
Why It Matters
Don Quixote has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for it include Don Quijote[47], a business[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1980[50], headquartered in Aobadai[51]; Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote[52], a literary work[53], written by Jorge Luis Borges[54]; 3552 it[55], an asteroid[56]; and Les Enfants de Don Quichotte[57], an organization[58], in France[59], founded in 2006[60], headquartered in Chécy[61].