The Golden age is a period in time of Spanish literature ranging from the early 16th century to the late 17th century. This period is known its high point in Spain’s literary history (Britannica). The Renaissance and Baroque encompassed two centuries of Spanish literature and were also very distinct stages in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Spain showed itself worthy by showcasing great contributors to humanities through the Spanish Golden Age. The Golden Age started with the partial political unification of Spain in the early 1500s (Britannica). Over the time, Spanish writers like Miguel de Cervantes, Diego Velazquez, and Columbus have been a great inspiration to Spain’s golden status. These masters have significantly contributed to …show more content…
He is known as the most important and renowned figure in Spanish literature. Miguel is most popularly known for his masterpiece novel “Don Quixote”. It was published in two volumes in 1605 and 1615. It is considered as the most prominent work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon (“Don Quixote: Illustrated: Miguel De Cervantes, Gustave Dore, John Ormsby: 9781519296504: Amazon.com: Books”). The publishing of Don Quixote was said to be the first larger novel. It was written in a much different style than the norm. It set a path for other Spanish writers, which caused them to write in a similar manner leading to a breakthrough in literature. Miguel de Cervantes masterpiece “Don Quixote” portrayed both the medieval and chivalric romances of an earlier period and the novels of the early modern world (“Spanish Golden Age”). It mimicked classical morality and chivalry, criticized social structures and the perceived madness of Spain’s rigid society, and found comedy in Knighthood (“Spanish Golden Age”). The novel “Don Quixote” unfolds the adventures of Alonso Quixote who reads many of books of chivalry and as a result loses his wits and decides to roam the country as a knight-errant name Don Quixote de La