1. Miguel De Cervantes - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Miguel de Cervantes was born at Alcalá de Henares, a Castilian city about 20 miles from Madrid, probably on September 29 (the feast day of St. Michael) 1547 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search "Cervantes" redirects here. For other uses, see Cervantes (disambiguation) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra portrait of Cervantes [a] , by Juan Mart­nez de J¡uregui y Aguilar (c. 1600) Born September 29 Alcal¡ de Henares Spain Died April 23 Madrid Spain Occupation ... poet and playwright Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra [b] IPA [miˈɣel °e θerˈβantes saaˈβe°ra] in modern Spanish; September 29 April 23 ) was a Spanish novelist poet painter and playwright . Cervantes is one of the most important and influential people in literature and the leading figure associated with the Siglo de Oro , the cultural flourishing of sixteenth century Spain. Cervantes' novel Don Quixote is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. His work is considered among the most important in all of literature. He has been dubbed el Pr­ncipe de los Ingenios (the Prince of Wits). Cervantes, born in Alcal¡ de Henares , was the fourth of seven children, of a doctor in a family whose origins may have been of the minor gentry . The family moved from town to town, and little is known of Cervantes's early years. In his early life he went on to work under a

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Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback TimeSearch for Books and Writers by Bamber Gascoigne Miguel de Cervantes 1547-1616 - surname in full CERVANTES SAAVEDRA - nickname: Cripple of Lepanto Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote, the most famous figure in Spanish literature. Although Cervantes' reputation rests almost entirely on his portrait of the knight of La Mancha, El ingenioso hidalgo , his literary production was considerable. William Shakespeare, Cervantes' great contemporary, had evidently read Don Quixote , but it is most unlike that Cervantes had ever heard of Shakespeare. In spite of his fame, Cervantes remained a poor man. For if he like a madman lived, At least he like wise old died. Don Quixote epitaph) el manco de Lepanto (the cripple of Lepanto). After recuperation in Messina, Sicily, he continued his military career. In 1575 he set out with his brother Rodrigo on the galley El Sol for Spain. The ship was captured by pirates under Arnaute Mami and the brothers were taken to Algiers as slaves. Rodrigo was ransomed in 1577. The Moors though that Cervantes was more valuable captive because he had carried letters written by important persons. Cervantes spent five years as a slave until his family could raise enough money to pay his ransom. During this period he tried to escape several times without success. Cervantes was released in 1580, with the payment of 500 escudos raised by his family and the Trinitarian order.

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var britAdCategory = "literature"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Expand all Collapse all Introduction Soldier and slave Civil servant and writer Publication of Don Quixote Don Quixote and critical traditions ... Translations Additional Reading Biography Criticism General On Don Quixote On Exemplary Novels On Persiles y Sigismunda ... Print this Table of Contents Linked Articles Juan de Austria Lepanto Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Miguel de Cervantes Page 1 of 14 died April 22, 1616, Madrid Miguel de Cervantes; engraving by Mackenzie, c. Hulton Archive/Getty Images in full Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) and the most important and celebrated figure in Spanish literature. His novel

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Fiction Don Quixote Read Print Miguel de Cervantes Search within all works by Miguel de Cervantes To read literature by Miguel de Cervantes, select from the list on the left. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) el manco de Lepanto (the cripple of Lepanto). After recuperation in Messina, Sicily, he continued his military career. In 1575 he set out with his brother Rodrigo on the galley El Sol for Spain. The ship was captured by pirates under Arnaute Mami and the brothers were taken to Algiers as slaves. Rodrigo was ransomed in 1577. The Moors though that Cervantes was more valuable captive because he had carried letters written by important persons. Cervantes spent five years as a slave until his family could raise enough money to pay his ransom. During this period he tried to escape several times without success. Cervantes was released in 1580, with the payment of 500 escudos raised by his family and the Trinitarian order. He returned to Madrid where he held several temporary, ill-paid administrative post. His first play, LOS TRATOS DE ARGEL (1580), was based on his experiences as a Moorish captive. In 1584 he married 18 years younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios, the daughter of a well-to-do peasant. The marriage was childless. He had also a daughter, Isabel de Saavedra, from an affair he had with an actress, Ana Franca de Rojas (or Ana de Villafranca). Isabel worked as a servant in the family but her way of life caused him much worries. The other members of the household included his mother and two unmarried sisters.

5. Miguel De Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish novelist, playwright and poet, was born at Alcalá de Henares in 1547. The attempts of biographers to provide him with http://www.nndb.com/people/069/000084814/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Miguel de Cervantes AKA Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Born: 29-Sep Birthplace: Died: 22-Apr Location of death: Madrid, Spain Cause of death: unspecified Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Novelist, Playwright Poet Nationality: Spain Executive summary: Don Quixote Military service: Spanish Army (1570-75, wounded, sold into slavery) Philip II 's third wife, Isabel de Valois, who had died on the 3rd of October 1568. This volume, entitled , contains six contributions by Cervantes: a sonnet, four redondillas , and an elegy. Lopez de Hoyos introduces Cervantes as "our dear and beloved pupil", and the elegy is dedicated to Cardinal Espinosa "in the name of the whole school." It has been inferred that Cervantes was educated by Lopez de Hoyos, but this conclusion is untenable, for Lopez de Hoyos' school was not opened until 1567. On the 13th of October 1568, Giulio Acquaviva reached Madrid charged with a special mission to Philip II; he left for Rome on the 2nd of December, and Cervantes is supposed to have accompanied him. This conjecture is based solely on a passage in the dedication of the Galatea , where the writer speaks of having been " camarero to Cardinal Acquaviva at Rome." There is, however, no reason to think that Cervantes met Acquaviva in Madrid; the probability is that he enlisted as a supernumerary towards the end of 1568, that he served in Italy, and there entered the household of Acquaviva, who had been raised to the cardinalate on the 17th of May 1570. There exists a warrant (dated September 15, 1569) for the arrest of one Miguel de Cervantes, who had wounded Antonio de Sigura, and had been condemned in absence to have his right hand cut off and to be exiled from the capital for ten years; and it has been sought to identify the offender with the future author of

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Miguel de Cervantes De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre Saltar a navegaci³n bºsqueda «Cervantes» redirige aqu­. Para otras acepciones v©ase Cervantes (desambiguaci³n) Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (retrato imaginario, pues no existe ninguna imagen autentificada). Retrato atribuido a Juan de J¡uregui Naci³ en: Alcal¡ de Henares el 29 de septiembre de Muri³ en: Madrid el 22 de abril de Ocupaci³n novelista poeta y dramaturgo Nacionalidad Espa±a Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra novelista poeta y dramaturgo espa±ol . Naci³ el 29 de septiembre de en Alcal¡ de Henares y muri³ el 22 de abril de en Madrid (fue enterrado el 23 de abril , y popularmente se conoce esta fecha como la de su muerte). Es considerado la m¡xima figura de la literatura espa±ola . Es universalmente conocido, sobre todo por haber escrito El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha , que muchos cr­ticos describen como la primera novela moderna y una de las mejores obras de la literatura universal. Se le ha dado el sobrenombre de Pr­ncipe de los Ingenios Tabla de contenidos Vida Infancia y juventud Viaje a Italia y la batalla de Lepanto Cautiverio en Argel ... Enlaces externos Vida Infancia y juventud Literatura de Espa±a Literatura medieval Renacimiento Miguel de Cervantes Barroco Ilustraci³n Romanticismo Realismo ... Literatura posterior a la Guerra Civil Se supone que Miguel de Cervantes naci³ en Alcal¡ de Henares . El d­a exacto de su nacimiento es desconocido, aunque es probable que naciera el

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Miguel de Cervantes From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search The pen is the tongue of the soul; as are the thoughts engendered there, so will be the things written. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 29 September 23 April ), was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote , or Don Quijote de la Mancha , which is considered by many to be the first modern novel, one of the greatest works in Western literature, and the greatest of the Spanish language. Contents Sourced Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605-1615) La Gitanilla (The Little Gypsy) Unsourced ... edit Sourced edit Don Quixote de la Mancha By a small sample we may judge of the whole piece. This famous work has been translated into English by many authors, and an attempt will be made to source the translations which are used here. A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty. Prologue You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.

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GREAT BOOKS INDEX Miguel de Cervantes (15471616) An Index to Online Great Books in English Translation AUTHORS/HOME TITLES ABOUT GB INDEX BOOK LINKS Don Quixote by Cervantes Don Quixote Articles The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha HTML edition (Mike Stickles) Translated by John Ormsby. Presently only chapters 1-20 of part 1 are online. Navigation is a bit tricky. Chapters 1-15 are accessible via the table of contents. Chapters 16-20 can only be reached by going chapter-to-next-chapter from chapter 15. Text edition in one file (ftp, Gutenberg at Illinois, 2.3MB) Translated by John Ormsby. Spanish HTML edition (Diario el Mundo) Spanish HTML edition (Alcala) Also includes links to Spanish editions of Cervantes' other works. [Back to Top of Page] Links to Information About Cervantes Cervantes Links Prepared by Alfonso Gonzalez del Riego. Biography, in introduction to Don Quixote (gopher, Virginia Tech [access problem], huge, 2.4MB) The introduction to John Ormsby's translation of Don Quixote contains an excellent but brief biography of Cervantes. Download just the first bit of the file to get the introduction. This is a huge document since it includes Don Quixote.

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10. Don Quixote, By Miguel De Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes. Translated by John Ormsby. With illustrations by Gustave Doré. eBooks@Adelaide 2006. This web edition published by eBooks@Adelaide. http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/c/cervantes/c41d/

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby With illustrations by Gustave Doré eBooks@Adelaide This web edition published by eBooks@Adelaide Rendered into HTML by Steve Thomas Last updated Wed Dec 27 16:52:10 2006. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/au/ You are free: to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work, and to make derivative works under the following conditions: you must attribute the work in the manner specified by the licensor; you may not use this work for commercial purposes; if you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one. For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the licensor. Your fair use and other rights are in no way affected by the above. For offline reading, the complete set of pages is available for download from http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/c/cervantes/c41d/c41d.zip

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Dr. Fidel Fajardo-Acosta's World Literature Website HOME INDEX CONTACT INFO HOME ... CREDITS Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Biographical Information Main Works Featured Work: Don Quixote ... Links Biographical Information Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet, and dramatist; the most famous Spanish writer born at Alcala de Henares, Spain pupil of humanist Juan Lopez (1569) enlisted in Spanish navy participated in wars against the Turks battle of Lepanto (1571), wounded, left hand disabled captured by Barbary pirates (1575), prisoner in northern Africa for five years back in Spain, worked as requisitioner for the navy, tax collector accused of dishonesty, spent time in prison, and was dismissed from government service in 1597 Main Works La Galatea (1585), pastoral novel (see

12. Miguel De Cervantes - Wikipedia Translate this page Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra wurde als viertes von sieben Kindern einer verarmten adeligen Familie in Alcalá de Henares geboren. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche Dieser Artikel behandelt den spanischen Schriftsteller; zu weiteren Bedeutungen des Begriffes Cervantes siehe Cervantes (Begriffskl¤rung) Cervantes-Skulptur in Madrid (Teil des Cervantes-Denkmals) Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra (* vielleicht 29. September 1547 in Alcal¡ de Henares , getauft am 9. Oktober in Alc¡zar de San Juan; † 23. April in Madrid ) war ein spanischer Schriftsteller . Der Autor des Don Quijote gilt als Spaniens Nationaldichter Inhaltsverzeichnis Leben Flucht und Gefangenschaft Ehemann und Schriftsteller Werk ... Bearbeiten Leben Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra wurde als viertes von sieben Kindern einer verarmten adeligen Familie in Alcal¡ de Henares geboren. Seine Eltern waren Rodrigo de Cervantes, ein erfolgloser Chirurg , und Leonor de Cortinas. Der junge Cervantes studierte Theologie an den Universit¤ten von Salamanca und Madrid Miguel de Cervantes f¼hrte ein sehr abenteuerliches Leben. Nach Studien bei dem Humanisten Juan L³pez de Hoyos zog er 1569 auf der Flucht vor der spanischen Justiz zun¤chst nach Rom . Dort trat er als Kammerdiener in die Dienste von Kardinal Giulio Acquavita ein. Noch im gleichen Jahr ging er in eine in

13. Miguel De Cervantes@Everything2.com Miguel de Cervantes (15471616) stands out from other Renaissance writers in that literature was not his original vocation. He was a military man for the http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Miguel De Cervantes

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The Literature Network Authors: 260 Books: 2,260 Forum Members: 41,657 Forum Posts: 465,479 Subscribe Teacher Accounts with student management and more. Home Authors Shakespeare Bible ... Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Search all of Miguel de Cervantes Advanced Search Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) , Spanish dramatist, poet, and author wrote Don Quixote de la Mancha (Part I, 1605; Part II, 1615); Published when Cervantes was fifty-eight years old, his oft-quoted burlesque of 16th century Spanish society explores the universal themes of human nature "Every man is as Heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse." ibid Don Quixote exerted a profound influence on European literatureit was published to great success and widely lauded for its satire of existing tales of chivalry and 'mischief'; The first that Master Nicholas put into his hand was "The four books of Amadis of Gaul." "This seems a mysterious thing," said the curate, "for, as I have heard say, this was the first book of chivalry printed in Spain, and from this all the others derive their birth and origin; so it seems to me that we ought inexorably to condemn it to the flames as the founder of so vile a sect." ibid , Ch. 6

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Fiction Non-Fiction Young Readers Poetry ... Members :: Tools Printer-friendly Miguel de Cervantes Titles in Fiction category: Don Quixote x-toc:donquixote.php URGANDA THE UNKNOWN To the book of Don Quixote of la Mancha About the Author Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote, the most famous figure in Spanish literature. Although Cervantes' reputation rests almost entirely on his portrait of the gaunt country gentleman, El ingenioso hidalgo , his literary production was considerable. Shakespeare, Cervantes's great contemporary, had evidently read Don Quixote , but it is most unlike that Cervantes had ever heard of Shakespeare. el manco de Lepanto In 1575 he set out with his brother Rodrigo on the galley El Sol for Spain. The ship was captured by the Turks and the brothers were taken to Algiers as slaves. Cervantes spent five years as a slave until his family could raise enough money to pay his ransom. Cervantes was released in 1580, and after the return to Madrid he held several temporary administrative post. In 1584 he married 18 years younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios. During the next 20 years he led a nomadic existence, also working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) because of fiscal irregularities. Between the years 1596 and 1600 he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606 Cervantes settled permanently in Madrid, where he remained the rest of his life. He died on April 23, 1616.

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Chapter One: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spain's Cervantes , his siblings and mother accompanied his father, an itinerant surgeon, who struggled to maintain his practice and his family by traveling the length and breadth of Spain . Despite his father's frequent travels, Cervantes received some early formal education, in the school of the Spanish humanist, Juan Lopez de Hoyos, who was teaching in Madrid in the 1560s. His first literary effortspoems written on the death of the wife of Philip IIdate from this period. In 1569 Cervantes traveled to Italy to serve in the household of an Italian nobleman, and joined the Spanish army a year later. He fought bravely against the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, where he received serious wounds and lost the use of his left hand. After a lengthy period of recovery and further military duty, he departed Italy for Spain in 1575, only to be captured during the return journey by Barbary pirates. He was taken to Algiers and imprisoned for five years, until Trinitarian friars paid a considerable sum of money for his ransom. This experience was a turning point in his life, and numerous references to the themes of freedom and captivity later appeared in his work. His new-found freedom and return to Spain had strings attached. He was deep in debt for the ransom paid to release him. In 1584 he married a woman almost twenty years younger (he was 37 at the time), and soon managed to obtain a position as a government official in the south of

17. Miguel De Cervantes Quotes - The Quotations Page miguel de cervantes; Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, miguel de cervantes; Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long. http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Miguel_de_Cervantes/

Quotation Search by keyword or author: Home Weblog Quotes of the Day Motivational ... Read books online at our other site: The Literature Page Quotations by Author Miguel de Cervantes (1547 - 1616) [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 12 of 12 total A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. Miguel De Cervantes Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice. Miguel De Cervantes Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long. Miguel de Cervantes Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. Miguel de Cervantes Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse. Miguel de Cervantes Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. Miguel de Cervantes Short sentences drawn from long experiences. Miguel de Cervantes The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. Miguel de Cervantes Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water. Miguel de Cervantes The most difficult character in comedy is that of a fool, and he must be no simpleton who plays the part.

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Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... C > Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra A Spanish Spain , in 1547; died at Madrid , 23 April, 1616. Of Cervantes it may be most truly said that the narrative of his life is no less fraught with interest than the most exciting novel of adventure. He received the best part of his early training in a school at Madrid conducted by the cleric , Juan Lopez de Hoyos. Despite sundry affirmations to the contrary effect by this or that biographer he does not seem to have attended any of the universities then flourishing in Spain . However, as was the case with many of the leading Spanish spirits of the age, he had early an opportunity to perfect his training by a sojourn in the land where the movement of the Renaissance had begun, for when but twenty-one years of age, he became attached to the suite of an Italian prelate who was on a mission to the Spanish Courts. With this eccelesiastic, later Cardinal Acquaviva, he went to Rome . Once in Italy he doubtless began straightway to familiarize himself with Italian literature, a

19. CERVANTES IN CYBERSPAIN His most famous literary work , The Quixote (a.k.a. as El Quijote in Spanish), sets him apart; making the birth of Don miguel de cervantes y Saavedra, http://www.cyberspain.com/year/index.htm

www.cyberspain.com Cervantes: 450 aniversary home page 1997 is the 450th celebration of the birth of one of the greatest Spanish writers in the history of the world. His most famous literary work , The Quixote (a.k.a. as El Quijote in Spanish), sets him apart; making the birth of Don Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra, a truly world class celebration. I t is not known for certain the exact date of his birth, but since according to Spanish tradition the Christening was carried through very closely after the birth, there is no doubt that his birthday was in 1547. The actual date of the Christening was October 9th, 1547 at the city of Alcala de Henares. Since then, little is known of his childhood, other than he lived with his family in Valladolid, Madrid, and other Andalusian cities. Finally, they settled in Madrid, and afterwards, he became the attendant to the Cardinal Acquaviva in Italy in 1569. L ater on, Cervantes enlisted in to armed forces for the naval Battle of Lepanto (it took place on the 7th of December of 1571) where he was injured. This meant the handicap of his left hand, but he still continued as a soldier, on his voyage returning to Spain 1575 in the galley Sun, he fell prisoner of the Turks when it was over powered. The next five years, Cervantes is a prisoner of war in Algiers, from where he tried to escape four times jeopardizing his life. Finally the Trinitarian fathers achieved his release from captivity, and Cervantes returns to Madrid. I n 1584, a daughter out of wedlock is born to him, her name was Isabel, and that same years he marries Catalina of Salazar. He publishes the novel

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