The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho

The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho (1905) by the Spanish writer, philosopher and politician Miguel de Unamuno y Hugo (1864-1936) is a kind of philosophical commentary on Cervantes' famous novel The Wise Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, an attempt to reveal a meaning that has not been noticed by other critics. At the same time, it is an independent work that seeks in this monument rather a source of inspiration, perceiving it as material for building its own philosophical concept. Here, madness is opposed to the rationalistic life of the common man, dreams become reality, a trembling desire for eternity permeates the nature of the individual, prompting him to seek support for his existence beyond all possible horizons, and nations, rising above their dispersion, decide on their own heroic exploits.