Why is Don Quixote considered to be a humanist work?

Humanism emphasizes human nature, individual experience, and people’s capacity for reason and choice. Don Quixote is considered a humanist work because it gives its characters realistic, complex portrayals and celebrates individuality. The journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven in choice D is associated with Dante’s Divine Comedy, not Don Quixote.

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