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Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) usually receives credit for writing the first modern novel, Don Quixote (1605 and 1615). A novel is a long, fictional narrative, written in prose (not poetry) in which the author depicts characters and events in a realistic manner. Don Quixote, which fits this description, tells the story of a gentleman landowner named Alonzo Quitana, who imagines himself a medieval knight Don Quixote and becomes embroiled in numerous adventures with his sidekick Sancho Panza. Considered a masterpiece, the work inspired later writers to write adventure novels. Today the word "quixotic" describes someone who is foolishly romantic or idealistic, like the character Don Quixote.

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