Home›The Novel and Its Forms›Defining Trait›Character FocusBrowse ByCharacter FocusFactsCharacter FocusSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1605 1Character FocusFilter Results8 entriesGenre FamilyAllJapanese Novel Traditions (1)Popular and Genre Novel Forms (2)Western Literary Novel Forms (5)GroupAllJapanese Novel Traditions (1)Popular and Genre Novel Forms (2)Western Literary Novel Forms (5)Place of OriginAllGermany (2)Japan (1)Spain (1)United Kingdom (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Amish RomanceCharacter FocusBildungsromanCharacter FocusHaremCharacter FocusKunstlerromanCharacter FocusLad LitCharacter FocusNovel of CirculationCharacter FocusThe Picaresque NovelCharacter FocusTransgressive FictionCharacter FocusSources1. Novel (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Novel, lead section, Cervantes 1605 sentence (genre)Quote, Novel, lead section, Cervantes 1605 sentence (genre)Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote (the first part of which was published in 1605), is frequently cited as the first significant European novelist of the modern era.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.