Question

In an anonymous novel from this country narrated by a town crier, a young boy is sold to a blind old man and a series of corrupt clerics. In the second part of one novel from this country, a character who appears in an unauthorized sequel signs a declaration affirming he had never met the protagonist before. The picaresque genre originated from this country, the setting of a novel in which a man battles with wineskins as he mistakes them for a giant. (10[1])In that novel from this country, the titular character tilts at windmills, renames his love Dulcinea (“DULL-see-NAY-uh”), and rides the horse Rocinante (“ROH-see-NAHN-tay”). For 10 points, in what country did Miguel de Cervantes pen Don Quixote ■END■

ANSWER: Spain [or España] (The first line references Lazarillo de Tormes.)
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Stephen HeritageNotre Dame APurdue A8210

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2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY1100%0%0%82.00