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Meaning of CERVANTES

Pronunciation:  ser'vântus

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 Definition: [n]  Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
 
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 Synonyms: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
 
 See Also: author, dramatist, playwright, writer

 

 

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Cervantes
The life of Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, has always posed a puzzle to scholars: a tantalizing patchwork of myth, fact, and conjecture. We know that he was a soldier and later a tax collector; that he was maimed in battle at Lepanto and held prisoner of war by the Turks; that he was thrown in jail, and later excommunicated; that he vanished from view for years at a time; and that at the age of 57, in 1605, he published the masterpiece that was both the first modern novel and the first best seller.

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