Cervantes biography is complete

The best quotes in the years of life: first of all, known as the author of one of the greatest works of world literature - the novel “Don Quixote”. The information about the life of Miguel de Cervantes Saadrara who has survived to this day is the full name of the writer is a few and contradictory. The writer was born in the Spanish town of Alkala de Enares near Madrid. Miguel's father was a surgeon, their large family constantly lived in poverty.

Cervantes is practically not known about children's and youthful years, until his admission to military service in Italy around the second half of the 10ths. It is known that during military service, Cervantes participated in military campaigns in Italy was in Naples, Navarino, Tunisia, Portugal, in the sea battles of Lepanto, in the battle of Lepanto Cervantes received a serious wound in his left hand, which he later could not use.

Returning home to Spain by the sea, he was captured by the pirates for five in other sources - he was captured by the Turks for two years, tried unsuccessfully to escape, was tortured and almost executed. After these years, the monks from the fraternity of the Holy Trinity for money collected by relatives were bought. Having not received the expected reward for military service, Cervantes settles in a civilian service.

It is known that the writer served in Portugal, as well as with the Marquis de Santa Cruz, was in oran on the king’s affairs, was engaged in the affairs of the fleet in Seville. About a year, Cervantes married Katalina de Palassios, who was twice younger than him. But family life did not work out, Cervantes was forced to ride a lot around the country and practically never at home.

In the year, the first novel of Cervantes - Galatea came out, then he wrote many plays that did not enjoy success the majority have not survived to this day. Having entered the quartermaster service, Cervantes was engaged in food supplies for the Spanish “Invincible Armada”. According to some reports, he was even excommunicated from the church for the requisition of church reserves. In the performance of his duties, Cervantes suffered great failures, was convicted of a shortage and spent some time in prison.

In general, the information was almost not preserved about these years of the writer’s life, in the year Cervantes appeared in Valadolida, where he was engaged in private matters that give meant earnings. In the year, the first part of the most famous work of Cervantes - the novel “The Cunning Idalgo Don Kikhot Lamanchsky” was published. The novel was conceived as a parody of “knightly novels” popular at that time, but the author went far beyond the limits of the original plan.

The book was a huge success among contemporaries, repeatedly reprinted, was translated into other languages. Having received some financial independence, Cervantes moved to Madrid and devoted himself to literary work.

As a result, all his short stories are published, the second part of the adventures of Don Quixote, the poem “Travel to Parnas”. Shortly before his death, Cervantes finished his last work - the novel “Persles and Sihismund” is published posthumously. The writer died in Madrid, allegedly from dropsy. Information about the works: Don Quixote interesting facts from life, the novel “Cunning Idalgo Don Kikhot Lamanch” is translated into all European languages, and is one of the most popular books of world literature, Roman takes second place after the Bible in terms of global circulation.

The image of the Don Quixote was perceived by numerous researchers as an archetype of human nature, interpreted as a psychological category, even a philosophical concept - the donkey -life. According to some reports, immediately before his death, Cervantes was cut into monks, which contradicts the versions of his excommunication when he was an “invincible armada by an intensity”.

The grave of Cervantes remained lost for a long time, since there was no inscription on his tomb in one of the churches. The monument was erected in Madrid only in the city of Galattei, Khronic Idalgo Don Kikhot Lamanch [El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha] 1 part - a trip to Parnas between and Persles and Sihismund, in addition, the author of a number of plays, most of which did not reach ours, have not reached ours days.

The film adaptation, theatrical productions of the novel “Cunning Idalgo Don Kikhot Lamanch” is many times filming in various countries. Georg Wilhelm Pabst, in Ch. Orson Wells Don Quixote returns, Russia is dir. Oleg Grigorovich, Vasily Livanov.