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Which major literary genre did Miguel de Cervantes not write?

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Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma. — Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes, engraving by E. Mackenzie after Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma; from *The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography* (1863).

Miguel de Cervantes, the most celebrated figure in Spanish literature, was a versatile writer who experimented with nearly all major literary genres of his time, with the notable exception of the epic.1

Throughout his career, Cervantes produced significant works across various forms, including the novel—most famously Don Quixote—as well as short stories, poetry, and drama.213