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10550640 No.10550640 [Reply] [Original]

I wanted to get into Don Quixote, but it seems like my literary knowledge is lacking in order to tackle this book.

Since I think this is a parody about knight books it would probably make sense to have read Le Morte d'Arthur and similar works to gauge what is being made fun of by Cervantes.

So my question is this: Do I need any prerequisite reading before reading Don Quixote?

>> No.10550683

You know how a knight book is, you don't need to read them.

>> No.10550684

Song of Roland is what you're looking for

>> No.10550720

Amadis de Gaul

>> No.10550725

Yeah you need to start with the Greeks

>> No.10550729

>>10550640
Orlando Furioso
It's even mentioned in the book iirc

>> No.10550754

>>10550725
I've already started with them and even started reading some Roman works as well. Still this doesn't seem like its enough.

>> No.10550912

>>10550754
Read the Bible.
KJV is recommended.

>> No.10550919

>>10550725
You don't need Greeks for Cervantes

>> No.10550956

>>10550919
I've already read the Bible.
>>10550919
The foreword of the author begs to differ. There he mentions works by Julius Caesar, Plutarch and Latin quotes.

>> No.10550971

>>10550956
Seems like you're set.
>>10550684 and >>10550729 then go for it. Haven't read >>10550720 so can't comment on it but check it out if you want.

>> No.10550986

>>10550956
>The foreword of the author begs to differ. There he mentions works by Julius Caesar, Plutarch and Latin quotes.

yeah he namedrops plutarch and plutarch in turn namedrops works that no longer exist to be read so i guess you're screwed and should give up. or you could just read the fucking book.