Home›The Novel and Its Forms›Era of Emergence›By CenturyBrowse ByBy CenturyFactsEra of EmergenceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1605 1Era of Emergence15th centuryEra of Emergence1 entry16th centuryEra of Emergence1 entry17th centuryEra of Emergence3 entries18th centuryEra of Emergence5 entries19th centuryEra of Emergence1 entry20th centuryEra of Emergence9 entries21st centuryEra of Emergence1 entrySources1. 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.