The Myth of the Picaro: Continuity and Transformation of the by Alexander Blackburn

By Alexander Blackburn

This severe interpretation of the origins of contemporary fiction follows the transformation of the picaresque novel over 4 centuries throughout the literature of Spain, France, England, Germany, Russia, and the U.S.. Blackburn makes use of for the 1st time the assets of delusion feedback to illustrate how the picaresque masterpieces of the Spanish Golden Age based a story constitution that used to be persevered through Defoe, Smollett, Melville, Twain, and Mann.

Originally released in 1979.

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