The novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra tells the story of a middle-aged hero who had read chivalric novels and decided to become an itinerant knight. Nothing special: the text was written and perceived as an amusing parody of knightly novels loved by the reader of that time, but in reality everything turned out to be much more complicated. Don Quixote is an innovative work, and its influence on European literature began shortly after its release.
