Quijote
"He asked if he had any money; Don Quixote replied that he did not have a copper blanca, because he never had read in the histories of knights errant that any of them ever carried money," (p. 31).
Irony, parody, and satire
Don Quixote is Continue Reading...
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Quijote
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Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews
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Introduction
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Your answer should be at least five sentences long.
The Legend of Arthur
Lesson 1 Journal Entry # 9 of 16
Journal Exercise 1.7A: Honor and Loyalty
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