The Picaresque

by Harry Sieber

Book Overview

First published in 1977, this book studies the picaresque as a literary genre. It begins by discriminating between the literature of roguery and the picaresque in particular before discussing the origins of the genre in Spain and tracing its development into Europe. The book concludes with a brief description of 'contemporary' works which belong to the same tradition.

In tracing the itinerary of the picaro in Europe and in America,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138237450
• ISBN13: 9781138237452
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"