Miguel de Cervantes
Writer
September 29, 1547 — April 22, 1616 (68 years)
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Spanish: [miˈɣel de θeɾˈβantes saaˈβeðɾa]; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world literature.
Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, while the bulk of his surviving work was produced in the three years preceding his death, when he was supported by the Count of Lemos and did not have to work. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes".
In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the household of a cardinal. In 1570, he enlisted in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571. He served as a soldier until 1575, when he was captured by Barbary pirates; after five years in captivity, he was ransomed, and returned to Madrid.
His first significant novel, titled La Galatea, was published in 1585, but he continued to work as a purchasing agent, and later as government tax collector. Part One of Don Quixote was published in 1605, and Part Two in 1615. Other works include the 12 Novelas ejemplares (Exemplary Novels); a long poem, the Viaje del Parnaso (Journey to Parnassus); and Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses (Eight Plays and Eight Interludes). Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (The Travails of Persiles and Sigismunda), was published posthumously in 1616.
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Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, while the bulk of his surviving work was produced in the three years preceding his death, when he was supported by the Count of Lemos and did not have to work. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes".
In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the household of a cardinal. In 1570, he enlisted in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571. He served as a soldier until 1575, when he was captured by Barbary pirates; after five years in captivity, he was ransomed, and returned to Madrid.
His first significant novel, titled La Galatea, was published in 1585, but he continued to work as a purchasing agent, and later as government tax collector. Part One of Don Quixote was published in 1605, and Part Two in 1615. Other works include the 12 Novelas ejemplares (Exemplary Novels); a long poem, the Viaje del Parnaso (Journey to Parnassus); and Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses (Eight Plays and Eight Interludes). Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (The Travails of Persiles and Sigismunda), was published posthumously in 1616.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | L'énigme Velázquez · as Texts |
| 2022 | Down Quixote · as Based On The Book By |
| 2020 | La 2 es teatro · as Play |
| 2018 | The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Don Quixote · as Original Story |
| 2016 | Siesta Z · as Based On The Original Work By |
| 2014 | Don Quixote · as Original Story |
| 2010 | Don Quichot · as Original Story |
| 2010 | Las aventuras de Don Quijote · as Based On The Book By |
| 2009 | Don Quixote · as Novel "don Quixote" |
| 2006 | Las locuras de Don Quijote · as Characters From "don Quixote" |
| 2003 | Tilt · as Inspired By: "el Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha" |
| 1995 | Wishbone · as Based On The Book By |
| 1988 | Tskhovreba Don Kikhotisa da Sancho Panchosi · as Original Story |
| 1986 | Ghostbusters · as Characters: Don Quixote And Sancho Panza |
| 1985 | The Witching Hour · as Poems |
| 1984 | Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts · as Novel "don Quixote" |
| 1976 | World Famous Fairy Tales · as Based On A Book By |
| 1974 | El pícaro · as Based On Work By |
| 1974 | Los libros · as Novella |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha · as Author |
| 1972 | Don Quixote · as Novel "el Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha" |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Novel "don Quixote" |
| 1963 | Novela · as Novel "el Licenciado Vidrieras" |
| 1962 | Girl from La Mancha · as Novel "el Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha" |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month · as Novel "don Quixote De La Mancha" |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel · as Written By |
| 1953 | Television Theater · as Based On Novel By |
| 1952 | CBS Television Workshop · as Novel "don Quixote" |
| 1936 | The Bohemian Girl · as Novella "la Gitanilla" |
| 1933 | Don Quixote · as Novel "el Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha" |
| 1933 | Don Quichotte · as Novel "el Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha" |
| 1922 | The Bohemian Girl · as Novella "la Gitanilla" |