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The Spanish picaresque novel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is not only a major genre in its own right; it was a decisive influence on the subsequent literature of Spain and the development of the modern European novel. When first published Professor Rico's book broke new ground by analysing historically and critically the form of the picaresque, particularly the narrative style of the three greatest novels of this genre, Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzman de Alfarache and Quevedo's Buscon. The author shows how Lazaro's and Guzman's ficitonal autobiographies made a highly original break with contemporary theory by attempting to see from within the life of people of low rank, rogues and buffoons. The point of view of the narrator in these novels, becomes the unifying element; plot, structure and style are all manifestations of a fully developed narrative persona. For this 1984 translation, the author updated the bibliography and extended his account of the later development of the

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Authors preface; Translators preface; 1. Lazarillo de Tormes, or polysemy; 2. The life and opinions of Guzman de Alfarache; 3. The picaresque novel and the point of view; Postscript; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

The Spanish Picaresque Novel and the Point of View Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 3/29/1984 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521278249, 978-0521278249
      ISBN10: 0521278244
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Spanish picaresque novel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is not only a major genre in its own right; it was a decisive influence on the subsequent literature of Spain and the development of the modern European novel. When first published Professor Rico's book broke new ground by analysing historically and critically the form of the picaresque, particularly the narrative style of the three greatest novels of this genre, Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzman de Alfarache and Quevedo's Buscon. The author shows how Lazaro's and Guzman's ficitonal autobiographies made a highly original break with contemporary theory by attempting to see from within the life of people of low rank, rogues and buffoons. The point of view of the narrator in these novels, becomes the unifying element; plot, structure and style are all manifestations of a fully developed narrative persona. For this 1984 translation, the author updated the bibliography and extended his account of the later development of the

      Table of Contents
      Authors preface; Translators preface; 1. Lazarillo de Tormes, or polysemy; 2. The life and opinions of Guzman de Alfarache; 3. The picaresque novel and the point of view; Postscript; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

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