TORONTO – “Don Quixote could very well be considered the first modern novel, in so much as it introduced psychological realism to its protagonist – in this case a deluded Spanish nobleman. Alonso Quixano was a man so enraptured by romantic tales of chivalry he reinvented himself as “Don Quixote”, a knight-errant who set out to perform brave deeds. De Cervantes’ masterful blend of romanticism and satire has been a muse for artists worldwide, and not least for Italians…
