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AUTHORS: Cervantes |
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Miguel de Cervantes could be seen as
a war hero as well as a writer. He was an officer
aboard a Spanish ship in the Mediterranean when he
took his place in battle while sick, and was shot
three times. Then he was captured by pirates and not
ransomed until five years later. Only then did he
begin to work as a writer and government worker.
However, Cervantes was denied financial support by
the King of Spain, and this is thought to have caused
the disappointment and disillusionment that prompted
Cervantes to write his satirical novel of the Spanish
knights. Cervantes was apparently so bad at handling
the money that he did have that he was jailed for not
paying his bills, and was constantly broke. Although
Don Quixote made him famous, Cervantes died a
poor man in 1616.
Incomplete List Of Works: Don Qixote Part I - 1604 Don Quixote Part II - 1615 |