Episode 203
Creator of Don Quixote: Cervantes
How did Don Quixote radically change the nature of literature and create a new way of viewing the world?
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
April 3, 202341m 30s
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Show Notes
<p>In the early 17th century, an aged veteran of Spain's wars against the Ottoman Empire published a book. It was the story of a poor nobleman who deludes himself that he is a knight errant and sets off on hilarious adventures. <em>Don Quixote</em> went on to sell more copies than any other book beside the Bible, making its author Cervantes the single most-read author in human history. </p><br><p>In this edition of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to William Egginton, author of <em>The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes ushered in the Modern World.</em> Together they explore Cervantes's life and the world he lived in, how his influences converged in his work, and how <em>Don Quixote </em>radically changed the nature of literature and created a new way of viewing the world. </p><br><p>This episode was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><br><p>For more <em>Not Just The Tudors</em> content, subscribe to our Tudor Tuesday newsletter <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><br><p>If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&utm_id=Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe today!</a> To download, go to <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Android</a> or <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple store</a> </p>
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