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First you have to read the Sumerians, then the Greeks.
But mainly books of chivalry, the Arthurian cycle and the Carolingian cycle.
Essentials:
>Amadís de Gaula
>Orlando furioso
Optionals:
>Orlando Innamorato (prequel to Orlando furioso)
>Las sergas de Esplandián (Sequel to Amadís de Gaula)
>Tirant lo Blanch
>Arthurian cycle (Chrétien de Troyes, Thomas Mallory, etc.)
>Carolingian cycle

Don Quixote is a parody of chivalry books, so you have to read chivalry books first to understand the jokes and references.
There are many adventures from Amadís de Gaula that Quixote imitates and he is always talking about characters from Amadís de Gaula, Orlando furioso and other books of chivalry, but the most recurrent are Amadís de Gaula and Orlando furioso.

Something very common is that many people jump right into reading Don Quixote without understanding the context of the books that Don Quixote was read, and because of this they get bored or fail to understand everything that Don Quixote says. They miss out on a lot just because they don't start with the books of chivalry.

Y yo los leí en español antiguo. Although I believe they can be found in English and French.

When you read Amadis de Gaula and Orlando furioso, then when you read Don Quixote you will enjoy it more and you will really laugh and not just pretend to understand without understanding as most people do.

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