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Was Don Quixote Schizophrenic?

What Cervantes Got Right About Psychosis, Sleep, and the Mind

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Davide Piffer
Dec 21, 2025
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A Literary Diagnosis Through Modern Psychiatry and Genetics

Don Quixote is not an obscure case study. It is one of the most translated and widely read novels in history, often ranked alongside the Bible in global reach and described as a founding work of modern fiction. Cervantes did not just invent a memorable mad knight. He created a character whose in…

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