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Dulcinea (Don Quixote)

Dulcinea

also: дульциней, Dulcineas

Cervantes's Dulcinea del Toboso, the peasant girl idealized by Don Quixote as his lady; the narrator applies the name ironically, in the plural, to the village women drawn to Savka's careless charm.

Mentioned in 6 works (6 mentions)

Late-Blooming Flowers Stories · 1 mention
Over Some Apples Stories · 1 mention
Live Merchandise Stories · 1 mention
My Wives Stories · 1 mention
Agafya Stories · 1 mention
Three Years Stories · 1 mention

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