del Valle A, Romero M
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, C/Tulipán s/n., 28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
J Dent Res. 2009 Feb;88(2):101-4. doi: 10.1177/0022034508328620.
The authors of this paper wish to draw attention to certain not-so-well-known aspects concerning the epithet "Knight of the Woeful Countenance", by which Cervantes' character Don Quixote is universally known. Cervantes used it to highlight the loss of his hero's molars and incisors; thus, the reduced vertical dimension of his face, along with his sagging cheeks and deepened facial furrows, was the reason for his permanently sorrowful countenance. Luis Martínez, a professional illustrator following instructions from the authors of this paper, has recreated the face of Don Quixote as Miguel de Cervantes may well have imagined it for his celebrated character.
本文作者希望引起人们对“愁容骑士”这一称号某些不太为人所知方面的关注，塞万提斯笔下的人物堂吉诃德正是以这一称号广为人知。塞万提斯用它来突出其主人公臼齿和门牙的缺失；因此，他脸部垂直尺寸的减小，再加上脸颊下垂和面部皱纹加深，便是他面容永远愁苦的原因。专业插画家路易斯·马丁内斯按照本文作者的指示，重新塑造了堂吉诃德的面容，就如同米格尔·德·塞万提斯很可能为他笔下这位著名人物所想象的那样。
