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John C Parrack A Companion to the Spanish Picaresque Novel (Hardback). Author: John C Parrack. Spanish pícaros inspired Anglo-French rogues including Gil Blas and Tom Jones and paved the way for the modern novel. Format: Hardback. Release Date: 09/20/2022. Condition: New. Further DetailsTitle: A Companion to the Spanish Picaresque Novel Condition: New Author: John C Parrack Contributor: Richard Squibbs (Contributions by), John C Parrack (Contributions by), Edward H Friedman (Edited by), Anne J Cruz (Contributions by), Enrique García Santo-Tomás (Contributions by), Hilaire Kallendorf (Contributions by), Vicente Pérez de León (Contributions by), Andrés Zamora (Contributions by), José Luis Gastañaga Ponce de León (Contributions by), Marta Albalá Pelegrín (Contributions by), Edward H Friedman (Contributions by), Howard Mancing (Contributions by), Brian M Phillips (Contributions by), JA Garrido Ardila (Contributions by), Faith Harden (Contributions by), Antón García-Fernández (Contributions by) Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 1855663678 EAN: 9781855663671 ISBN: 9781855663671 Publisher: Tamesis Books Genre: Literary Criticism Release Date: 09/20/2022 Description: Written by an international group of scholars, this edited collection provides an overview of the Spanish picaresque from its origins in tales of lowborn adventurers to its importance for the modern novel, along with consideration of the debates that the picaresque has inspired.The term picaresque describes a specific set of early modern Spanish narratives relating the life story of a lowborn adventurer in a realist, ironic, and often humorous manner. The protagonist, the picaro or pícara (rascal), seeks upward mobility in a resolutely hierarchical society determined to prevent his - or her - ascent, and both are rich targets of satire. Spanish pícaros inspired Anglo-French rogues including Gil Blas and Tom Jones and paved the way for the modern novel. Written by an international group of scholars, this edited collection provides an overview of the Spanish picaresque novel from its origins to the present day, along with a treatment of the debates that the picaresque has inspired. After introductory chapters on the picaresque genre and the origin of the phenomenon, the book analyses canonical texts and their role in the picaresque spectrum. Further chapters then turn to critical approaches to the genre and manifestations of the picaresque in Hispanic America, France, England, and modern Spain. Overall, the book affords readers a broad sense of the range of this rich tradition and an in-depth view of the field and its major texts. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Item Weight: 445g Series: Tamesis Companions Release Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
