Quotes from Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo's books, and about them
Don Quixote on Amadis of Gaul: “Many an argument did he have with the curate of his village (a learned man, and a graduate of Siguenza) as to which had been the better knight, Palmerin of England or Amadis of Gaul.”
Monsignor Quixote on Amadis of Gaul: “Amadis of Gaul, Palmerin of England, Roland...' And listen to The Communist Manifesto again—you can't deny that this man Marx was a true follower of my ancestor.”
The Essays on Amadis of Gaul: “for as for the Lancelot of the Lake, the Amadis of Gaul, the Huon of Bordeaux, and such farragos, by which children are most delighted with, I had never so much as heard their names, no more than I yet know what they contain…”
The Monk on Amadis of Gaul: “Of this was Elvira so fully convinced, that She would have preferred putting into her Daughter's hands 'Amadis de Gaul,' or 'The Valiant Champion, Tirante the White;' and would sooner have authorised her studying the lewd exploits of 'Don Galaor,' or the lascivious jokes of the 'Damsel Plazer di mi vida.'”
The Alchemist on Amadis de Gaul: “It is my humour: you are a pimp and a trig, And an Amadis de Gaul, or a Don Quixote.”
The Anatomy of Melancholy on Amadis de Gaul: “or such inamoratos as read nothing but play-books, idle poems, jests, Amadis de Gaul, the Knight of the Sun, the Seven Champions, Palmerin de Oliva, Huon of Bordeaux, &c.”