2007-03-01 09:55:40 · 5 answers · asked by nuno c 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It is a parody in that Don Quixote is a knight who spends his time reading the adventures of "Amadis of Gaul" rather than pay attention to the real affairs of his time. In late middle age or old age, he imagines that Dulcinea will not have aged--she's still 18. And when he sees a windmill, its sails slowly turning, he imagines it to be a dragon and attacks.
So on the one hand it is a parody of a knighthood that was long since obsolescent. The other answerer is right to say tragicomedy, however, because all the time Cervantes laughs at Don Quixote, he loves him also.
2007-03-01 10:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a mockery of the classic style of a beautiful, intelligent knight that always win his battles and rescue his damsel who is extremely beautiful
2007-03-01 10:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by jose g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT a parody. It is a tragicomedy.
2007-03-01 10:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
explain your question
2007-03-01 10:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by lm050254 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋