Cervantes, Don Quijote y Sancho Panza en el teatro del exilio

In the dramatic works produced by Spanish Republican exile authors beginning in 1939, it is possible to note the presence of a significant number of pieces inspired by the world of Cervantes, and in particular by Don Quijote. While this panorama offers great diversity regarding the themes and means of expression employed by these exiled authors, a comparative study of these works highlights the presence of a set of common connections, patterns, and features. It also reveals, in many cases, a similar appreciation of Cervantes’s works, which are valued for both their popular, humanistic outlook and for the possibilities of experimentation which they offer, especially as regards the development of self-reflexive and metafictional techniques in drama.