This article draws on the concepts of miscellany, self-fashioning and imitation to analyse how the former actor, author and playwright, Agustín de Rojas, informs a wide audience while fashioning a courtly identity and defending his claim to minor nobility (hidalguía) throughout El buen repúblico (1611). This study analyzes how Rojas' strategies for self-fashioning come into conflict with the Inquisition in the 1612 Índice. Supplementary appendices offer specific textual comparisons and provide a guide for navigating the epistolary miscellany's copious erudition and borrowings and may inspire future studies, an updated critical edition or an English translation of this invaluable miscellany.
John Giblin (2025) studied this question.