引言:堂吉诃德是西班牙作家塞万提斯创作于文艺复兴时期的作品《堂吉诃德》中的人物。这部作品的产生对后期的欧洲文学影响很大,是现实主义小说的开端。这部作品对于人物的刻画具有典范性和代表性。本文将从作者创作的时代背景,人物性格以及小说对后世带来的影响等多方面,来简要地分析小说主人公堂吉诃德的人物形象。一、堂吉诃德的创作背景《堂吉诃德》创作于十六世纪,这部伟大的现实主义作品在西班牙文艺复兴时期具有重要的地位。从小说创作时期 Introduction: Don Quixote is a figure written by Cervantes, a Spanish writer, in the “Quixote” of the Renaissance. The production of this work has great influence on later European literature and is the beginning of the realistic novel. This work is exemplary and representative of the characterization. This article will briefly analyze the character images of Quixote, the hero of the novel, from the author’s creation background, personality and novel’s influence on future generations. First, Don Quixote’s creative background “Don Quixote” was created in the sixteenth century, this great realistic works in the Spanish Renaissance period has an important position. From the novel creation period