Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. It is a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels.

Don Quixote is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It follows the adventures of Alonso Quixano, an hidalgo who reads so many chivalric novels that he decides to set out to revive chivalry, under the name Don Quixote. He recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who often employs a unique, earthly wit in dealing with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood. Don Quixote is met by the world as it is, initiating such themes as intertextuality, realism, metatheatre, and literary representation.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616) was a Spanish writer. His most famous book was Don Quijote de la Mancha. It is considered the first modern novel. It has been published in 65 countries, and has been discussed by critics since the 17th century. His work is considered among the most important in all of literature. He is sometimes called "The Prince of Satire".