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Definition of Cervantes
1. Noun. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616).
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright, Author, Writer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cervantes
Literary usage of Cervantes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. European Theories of the Drama: An Anthology of Dramatic Theory and by Barrett Harper Clark (1918)
"MIGUEL DE Cervantes Y SAAVEDRA Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was ... In 1509
Cervantes' first work — six small poems — appeared in a large collection ..."
2. European Theories of the Drama: An Anthology of Dramatic Theory and by Barrett Harper Clark (1918)
"MIGUEL DE Cervantes Y SAAVEDRA Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born at Alcalá de
... In 1569 Cervantes' first work — six small poems — appeared in a large ..."
3. History of Spanish Literature by George Ticknor (1891)
"The Life of Cervantes, with the Analysis of his Don Quixote, by Vicente de los Rios,
... Noticias para la Vida de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1865)
"These are the words of Cervantes : — “ At last appeared that prodigy of ...
Cervantes no doubt used the words “ prodigy of nature,” in admiration of the ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"There are indications that Rodrigo de Cervantes resided at Valladolid in 1554,
... Lopez de Hoyos introduces Cervantes as " our dear and beloved pupil," and ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1879)
"That Cervantes does not, as a serious writer, engage our attention and imprison
our interest in any extraordinary degree, is perhaps a little owing to his ..."
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