Spanish Picaresque Fiction
Author | : Peter N. Dunn |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801428009 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801428005 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Spanish Picaresque Fiction written by Peter N. Dunn and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exiled to the margins of society and surviving by his wits in the course of his wanderings, the picaro marks a sharp contrast to the high-born characters on whom previous Spanish literature had focused. In this illuminating book, Peter N. Dunn offers a fresh view of the gamut of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish picaresque fiction.