Don Quixote

Summary

Don Quixote is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.06% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,376 views/month, #17 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• Don Quixote authored Miguel de Cervantes^[3].
• Don Quixote's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Don Quixote's genre is chivalric romance^[5].
• Don Quixote's genre is adventure fiction^[6].
• Don Quixote's genre is parody^[7].
• Don Quixote's genre is found manuscript^[8].
• Don Quixote's Commons category is recorded as Don Quixote^[9].
• Don Quixote's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern Spanish^[10].
• Don Quixote's country of origin is recorded as Spain^[11].
• Don Quixote comprises Don Quixote, part 1^[12].
• Don Quixote comprises Don Quixote, part 2^[13].
• Don Quixote's catalog code is recorded as 23:287039F^[14].
• Don Quixote was released on 1605^[15].
• Don Quixote was released on 1615^[16].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Sancho Panza^[17].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Alonso Quijano^[18].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Rocinante^[19].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Dulcinea^[20].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Rucio^[21].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Pero Perez^[22].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Ginés de Pasamonte^[23].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Cardenio^[24].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Dorotea^[25].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Luscinda^[26].
• Don Quixote's characters is recorded as Don Fernando^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Don Quixote authored Miguel de Cervantes^[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1605^[15] and 1615^[16]. Don Quixote's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern Spanish^[10]. Genres include chivalric romance^[5], adventure fiction^[6], parody^[7], and found manuscript^[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Don Quixote include Don Quijote^[28], an abandoned project^[29]; Les Enfants de Don Quichotte^[30], an organization^[31], in France^[32], founded in 2006^[33], headquartered in Chécy^[34]; 3552 it^[35], an asteroid^[36]; and Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote^[37], a literary work^[38], written by Jorge Luis Borges^[39].

Why It Matters

Don Quixote ranks in the top 0.06% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,376 views/month, #17 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Don Quijote^[28], an abandoned project^[29]; Les Enfants de Don Quichotte^[30], an organization^[31], in France^[32], founded in 2006^[33], headquartered in Chécy^[34]; 3552 it^[35], an asteroid^[36]; and Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote^[37], a literary work^[38], written by Jorge Luis Borges^[39].