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The protagonist Don Quixote is addicted to chivalry novels and decides to go out on adventures and become a chivalrous knight. He found Sancho Panza, a farmer from the same village, as his attendant. He went on adventures three times and did many ridiculous things. In the end, he was defeated by his friend who disguised himself as the Knight of the White Moon. He gave up his knightly travels and fell ill shortly after returning home. Before he died, he realized that he had been superstitious about chivalry novels.

"Don Quixote" (1606-1615) is Cervantes' most outstanding work. Russian critic Belinsky said: "In all European literary works, seriousness and comedy, tragedy and comedy, triviality and vulgarity in life are so seamlessly blended with greatness and beauty... Such an example can only be found in Cervantes' "Don Quixote"."

The protagonist Don Quixote is addicted to chivalry novels and decides to go out on adventures and become a chivalrous knight. He found Sancho Panza, a farmer from the same village, as his attendant. He went on adventures three times and did many ridiculous things. In the end, he was defeated by his friend who disguised himself as the Knight of the White Moon. He gave up his knightly travels and fell ill shortly after returning home. Before he died, he realized that he had been superstitious about chivalry novels.

This book tells the story that the story took place four to five hundred years ago, when the age of chivalry in Europe was over. However, the protagonist of the book, Mr. Don Quixote, became obsessed with reading chivalry novels and became obsessed with it. He found the armor, spears and shields that his great-grandfather had used, dressed up as a knight, and rode out to travel around the world. He believed that he was the greatest knight in history, and he was dedicated to eradicating violence and fighting injustice for the people and the country. He was not afraid of hardship and strong enemies, and fought bravely and tenaciously against the monsters he thought were monsters...

This book may seem absurd at first glance, but it actually implies the author's deep understanding of Spanish reality. The author uses satirical and exaggerated artistic techniques to combine reality and fantasy to express his views on the times. Realistic descriptions dominate this book. In terms of environmental descriptions, they are completely different from the decorative landscape descriptions of old chivalric novels. The author uses an epic and grand scale, with the countryside as the main stage, and mostly civilians, with a population of nearly 700. In this broad social background, he paints a series of social pictures that are unique and interconnected. The author's method of creating characters is also a combination of fiction and reality. There is praise in negation, and there is meaning in absurdity, which is highly artistic.

"Don Quixote" was created between 1606 and 1615. It is Cervantes' most outstanding work and is also considered the foundation of modern Western novels. Russian critic Belinsky said: "In all European literary works, seriousness and comedy, tragedy and comedy, triviality and vulgarity in life are so seamlessly blended with greatness and beauty... Such an example can only be found in Cervantes' "Don Quixote"."

This book is an epoch-making masterpiece by Spanish master Cervantes, a masterpiece of realism during the Renaissance, and a bright pearl in the history of world literature. On the one hand, the protagonist Don Quixote is divorced from reality, loves fantasy, and attempts to imitate the life of a knight errant; on the other hand, he is kind-hearted and determined to eradicate evil in the world. He is a ridiculous, lamentable, sad and respectable character, and an immortal model in humor literature.

"Don Quixote" received such a high evaluation was unexpected by the author. If Cervantes knew anything underground, he would be surprised to see people regard him as Spain's greatest literary giant and a genius in the world of literature. His contemporaries would also be stunned, because in Cervantes's time he was considered only a mediocre poet and an unachieved novelist. Despite his success with novels of chivalric adventures, he did not belong to any high-brow literary salons. He lived in poverty and experienced ups and downs throughout his life. Even though Don Quixote became a bestseller, he remained in poverty. However, the publication of "Don Quixote" and the huge impact of this work made Cervantes gradually become a famous classic writer in the world literary world after his death. He was hailed as the "Father of Modern Novel" by writers such as Dickens, Flaubert and Tolstoy.