The Knight of the Sorrowful Face

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The Knight of the Sorrowful Face is the chivalric persona adopted by Don Quixote, the deluded yet idealistic would-be knight-errant in Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alter ego
fictional character
knight-errant
literary persona
alsoKnownAs Caballero de la Triste Figura NERFINISHED
Don Quixote NERFINISHED
appearsIn Don Quixote NERFINISHED
appearsInPart Part I of Don Quixote NERFINISHED
armorType makeshift armor
characterTrait chivalrous
courageous
deluded
idealistic
melancholic
countryOfOrigin Spain
createdBy Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED
devotedTo Dulcinea del Toboso NERFINISHED
fictionalStatus fictional
firstPublicationDate 1605
genre chivalric romance parody
satire
hasCompanion Sancho Panza NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn Western literature
modern novel tradition
hasTheme critique of chivalry
power of imagination
social satire
inspiredBy medieval chivalric romances
languageOfWork Spanish
literaryFunction parody of traditional knights-errant
literaryPeriod Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED
medium novel
mount Rocinante NERFINISHED
nationality Spanish
notableEpisode battle with windmills
inns mistaken for castles
liberation of the galley slaves
occupation would-be knight-errant
realName Alonso Quijano NERFINISHED
relationshipToDonQuixote self-adopted knightly title of Don Quixote
roleInWork protagonist
setIn La Mancha NERFINISHED
symbolizes conflict between reality and illusion
idealism
madness

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Alonso Quixano hasAlias The Knight of the Sorrowful Face
Alonso Quixano hasAlias The Knight of the Sorrowful Face
this entity surface form: The Knight of the Lions