Why Cervantes claimed he didn't write Don Quixote

[mount_oregano]

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[puddleshark]

Fascinating!

I've always enjoyed that "this manuscript was found in a tomb/cave/ archive & translated" device - I had no idea it dated back so far.

[mount_oregano]

I don't know if it started with "Amadis of Gaul" in a certain sense. During medieval times, a fair number of old manuscripts were discovered and translated, but these were the real thing, usually Greek or Roman texts.