Miguel de Cervantes

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Used as a comparison to show the cultural importance of The Tale of Genji in Japan, described as playing a similar role to Don Quixote in Spain

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Herzog uses Don Quixote as a metaphor when discussing Fitzcarraldo, mentioning 'don Quixote tackling with his lance the windmills' as something 'described, of course by Cervantes' that represents a metaphor dormant in us.

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Referenced when discussing Spain's golden age and cultural peaks, noting that Cervantes' work involves a character who 'mistakes windmills for giants' and is 'on the cusp' looking back to an age of chivalry.

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Mentioned as a point of comparison when discussing The Deeds of Esplandian, noting that the latter was 'supposedly the most popular Spanish romance before Don Quixote.'

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Discussed as the first novel in modern West, about tension between past and present