was Cervantes paid by the page like Dostoyevsky, or is he just really exhaustive?
some chapters like The Impertinent Curious Man are so exhaustive I can't tell if they are shameless padding or balls out satire on shitty novels of the time
>>8361193
maybe he was just a bit shit, mate
>>8361193
>The Impertinent Curious Man
literally the best chapter in the novel
>>8361193
He was in jail.
He had a lot of spare time.
Were there even novels to be compared to at the time of writing?
>>8362576
the book is largely parody of and commentary on novels of the time - so yes