| The Humble Story of Don Quixote: reflections on the birth of the modern novel Subjects: Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de 1547–1616. Don Quixote; Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de 1547–1616 -- Influence; Literature -- History and criticism; In this original study by Cesáreo Bandera, the intimate connection between the simplicity and humility of the story and its greatness is explored. Other comparisons are also made: the story of the picaresque rogue, on the one hand, and the psychological insights of the pastoral novel, on the other. |