<P> The story follows the adventures of a noble ( hidalgo ) named Alonso Quixano who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight - errant ( caballero andante ) , reviving chivalry and serving his country , under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha . He recruits a simple farmer , Sancho Panza , as his squire , who often employs a unique , earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixote 's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood . Don Quixote , in the first part of the book , does not see the world for what it is and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story . </P>
<P> The story follows the adventures of a noble ( hidalgo ) named Alonso Quixano who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight - errant ( caballero andante ) , reviving chivalry and serving his country , under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha . He recruits a simple farmer , Sancho Panza , as his squire , who often employs a unique , earthy wit in dealing with Don Quixote 's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood . Don Quixote , in the first part of the book , does not see the world for what it is and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story . </P>
where did don quixote get his idea of knighthood
where did don quixote get his idea of knighthood
reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight - errant
reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight - errant