The Picaresque Novel in Western Literature From the Sixteenth Century to the Neopicaresque |
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| Editor:
| Ardila, J. A. Garrido
Garrido Ardila, J. A. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-38268-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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The Picaresque Novel in Western Literature offers a comprehensive view of the picaresque genre, its origins, definition and subsequent development in Western literatures. Comprising thirteen chapters by leading international scholars, it offers insights into novels by major authors from Cervantes, Quevedo and Cela to Defoe, Smollett and Mann.
The Picaresque Novel in Western Literature offers a comprehensive view of the picaresque genre, its origins, definition and subsequent development in Western literatures. Comprising thirteen chapters by leading international scholars, it offers insights into novels by major authors from Cervantes, Quevedo and Cela to Defoe, Smollett and Mann.