Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, also Cervantes; 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 Don Quixote, a classic of Western Literature, published in two parts between 1605 and 1615, sometimes considered the first modern novel, and the most influential work of fiction ever written.
Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, many of its details are disputed or unknown, and the bulk of his surviving work was produced in the three years preceding his death. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes".
In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and moved 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, then later a government tax collector. Part One of Don Quixote was published in 1605, and its immediate success allowed him to write full time for the first time.
Part Two of Don Quixote was published in 1615, other publications include Novelas ejemplares, or Exemplary Novels, Viaje del Parnaso, or Journey to Parnassus, and Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses. Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, or The Travails of Persiles and Sigismunda, was published after his death in 1616.
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Don Quijote
Du suchst einen wirklichen Klassiker? Mit "Don Quijote" hast du ihn gefunden. Dieser erste moderne Roman, dieses berühmteste spanische Erzählwerk aus dem frühen 17. Jahrhundert, ist ein Klassiker der Weltliteratur, der atemberaubend modernste Erzähltechniken vorwegnimmt. Deshalb vermag er auch den heutigen Leser noch in eine so kunstvolle Spannung zu versetzen, wie man sie manchem zeitgenössischen Elaborat wünschen möchte. Das unsterbliche Paar – Don Quijote, der gebildete und belesene, aber leider dem Ritterroman hoffnungslos verfallene Adlige - und sein mit einem gesunden Menschenverstand ausgestattete bäurische Knappe Sancho Pansa liefern sich Wortgefechte von gleichzeitigem Tiefsinn und Zwerchfell reizender Komik. Ihre Abenteuer, die sie auf ihren kongenialen Reittieren, dem in die Jahre gekommenen Klepper Rosinante und Sanchos Esel, bestreiten, sind wahrhaft ohne Beispiel. Die eingestreuten Novellen zeichnen einen farbenprächtigen Hintergrund der damaligen Zeit. Delectare und prodesse – erfreuen und nützen – das ist Cervantes mit seinem "Don Quijote" beispielhaft gelungen.
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