Ah sir! - the son of Synovica will say; - You order the calm souls for these books to be burned as well as others, because while my lord's uncle heals from a knight's illness, it would not be a wonder that if he hesitated to those books, a lunar desire to go to the shepherds and move on the forests and meadows playing and singing; Or, worse, to become a poet, which is, as they say, an incurable and transitional disease.
In this excerpt from Cervantes' "Don Quijote of La Mancha," the character expresses concern about the potential consequences of burning certain books. He suggests that such an action may influence his lord's uncle, who is recovering from an illness, sparking whimsical thoughts or dreams of pastoral life, dancing, and possibly becoming a poet. This reflects a notion that literature can awaken deep emotional responses and desires that a rational mind might...