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ElSinchi t1_ja0c9jz wrote

Reply to comment by SkepticDrinker in How to read Don Quixote by [deleted]

Part 1 was written by 1605 and it's the first 52 chapters (there even an "ending") The second part is the remaining and it was written 10 years later and on this one Quixote is aware he's a character on the first publication.

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The_Red_Curtain t1_ja2bc0p wrote

There probably wouldn't have even been a part 2 if someone else hadn't written a terrible fake sequel that Cervantes felt compelled to expose as fake and replace in everyone's minds with a "true" sequel.

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ElSinchi t1_ja484pk wrote

that's why my recommended reading order is:

  • begin the firs 52 chapters
  • read Avellaneda's Quixote
  • then Cervante's second part
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