Does anyone know about Don Quixote?

Question

Does anyone know anything about Don Quixote or Man of La Mancha? Have you read/seen it? Did you find it interesting? Any reason why. And why under this category? I have my reasons.

Answer 1

Both the Movie and the Book are great. Please do yourself a favor and read the book first, one of the other answers hit the nail on the head. This is a funny and sad book, it is not a stuffy boring "classic". It is a classic, but one that is a joy to read.

After you read the book, watch the movie and see one of the most entertaining and well acted musicals ever made.

Answer 2

Don Quixote de la Mancha (now usually spelled Don Quijote by Spanish-speakers; Don Quixote is an archaic spelling) or El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. The first part was published in 1605 and the second in 1615, and it is one of the earliest written novels in a modern European language and is generally considered the most influential book in the Spanish language. [1]. Don Quixote is almost universally accepted to be the emblematic work of Spanish literature, and a classic of world literature. The adjective "quixotic", at present meaning "idealistic and impractical", derives from the protagonist's name, and the expressions "tilting at windmills" and "fighting windmills" come from this story.

There are many adaptations of the book, mostly designed to modernise and shorten the text. One such adaptation is authored by Agustín Sánchez and runs to only 150 pages, cutting away about 750 pages.

The book tells the story of Don Quixote, a man who has read so many bad stories about brave errant knights that he decides to become one himself, and to fight giants and save maidens.

The opening phrase of the book de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme (whose name I do not care to recall) was made famous by the book, and, along with other phrases from the text, has become a common cliché in modern Spanish.

En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor.

"In a place in La Mancha, whose name I do not care to recall, there dwelt not so long ago a gentleman of the type wont to keep an unused lance, an old shield, a greyhound for racing, and a skinny old horse."

Sancho Panza is another funny and important character in this novel.

Answer 3

I think Don Quixote was a book that made fun of the ideals of chivalry....

Answer 4

I have read the novel, seen the musical starring Richard Kiley, and seen several movie versions, including the tv version starring John Lithgow.

It is very interesting. In addition to being a "classic", it is one of the first "modern" novels. It is about love. It is about dedication to a cause. It is about friendship. Everyone who reads it will get something different out of it, but you always get something... It is a great book, not matter what you get out of it.

Answer 5

I have indeed read the book, and loved it. I feared it was one of those "classics" that nobody actually enjoys, but it's a very good book. A good yarn, with some funny moments and a genuinely touching ending.

Answer 6

Read it, adapted a play from it, performed it in english and spanish, watched all the movies and ballets of it...i feel that it is a good book due to the humor and morals in it...and why in this catigory?

Answer 7

Mr. Quixote was as boring, as watching cars rust !

Answer 8

i remeber a 90's cartoon called Don Cyote it was the same as the character except he was a cyotete and his friends was a panda called Sancho Panada

Answer 9

I had to read this for freshman english in high school. the story is good but the writing is difficult to read, better to see the movie or play.

Answer 10

don quijote was a dude who was crazy and is well known by spanish speakers in mexico. there is an old movie about him