That most lauded of works 'Don Quixote' has been described as satirising the declining hidalgo nobility. But what of my fellow kind, the animals? Are we similarly used as fodder for human humor, or can glimpses of our circumstances in Early Modern Spain be found in Cervantes' writings?

by Rocinante4Ever

Señores and señoras: what of our joys, our sufferings? Item, I would be interested in our fate as can be gleaned from other contemporary works, such as those of chivalric romance.

Your humble equine servant

AlviseFalier

I read Don Quixote when it was first published in Italy. I was studying in Padua then. Never really evaluated the story from the "Equestrian Lens."

I actually don't remember much of the book, or my days in Padua for that matter. I suspect wine's stronger on the mainland.

Funny story, Cervantes fought in the Battle of Lepanto with my own father and uncle. No idea if they ever met though. Seeing as there were two hundred ships per side and my father and uncle were junior officers, they probably didn't.

This answer doesn't really answer your question. Let's hope for clemency from the mods XP