object of Don Quixote's chivalric service

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Dulcinea del Toboso is the idealized lady love of Don Quixote, a peasant woman he romantically elevates into a noble princess to inspire his knightly quests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
idealized lady
literary character
love interest
appearsIn Don Quixote NERFINISHED
El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha NERFINISHED
associatedConcept chivalric ideal
courtly love
romantic idealization
associatedWith Don Quixote NERFINISHED
basedOn Aldonza Lorenzo NERFINISHED
characterType offstage character
countryOfOrigin Spain
createdBy Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED
culturalImpact symbol of idealized, unattainable love
describedAs idealized noble lady
peasant woman
princess in Don Quixote's imagination
fictionalResidence Toboso NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Part I of Don Quixote NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1605
gender female
hasOccupationInReality farm girl
hasRole inspiration for knight-errantry
muse
object of Don Quixote's chivalric service
hasStatusInImagination noble lady
princess
hasTheme idealization of women
illusion versus reality
inspiredQuestOf Don Quixote NERFINISHED
isIdealizedBy Don Quixote NERFINISHED
isLovedBy Don Quixote NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Spanish
literaryGenre chivalric parody
medium novel
nameEtymology derived from Spanish word "dulce" meaning sweet
narrativeFunction contrast between reality and fantasy
motivation for Don Quixote's knightly deeds
partOf Spanish Golden Age literature NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Don Quixote Part I NERFINISHED
Don Quixote Part II NERFINISHED
realNameInFiction Aldonza Lorenzo NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 17th century Spain
workLocation La Mancha NERFINISHED

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Dulcinea del Toboso narrativeFunction object of Don Quixote's chivalric service