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The first of two short readings for our class on Wednesday can be found here. Please read the first three chapters of the novel, Simplicissimus. It was written in German, in 1668, by Hans Jacob von Grimmelshausen. I will attach a supplementary reading about the historical period in question here.
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The second reading will be the opening pages of the novel, The Swindler. It was written in Spanish, in 1604, by Francisco de Quevedo. You can download the pdf here. (Apologies for the awkward formatting.)