Isbn: 9781332581511 - le roman réaliste au xviie siècle (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book on the Spanish picaresque novel was written during a century in which the genre flourished in response to a national identity crisis. The author narrates how these novels first emerged as a response to an overwhelming national pessimism following the Spanish failure to conquer England, the economic strain of continuous warfare, and the expulsion of Spanish Jewry. Providing a detailed history of major works in the genre such as Lazarillo de Tormes and The Life of Guzman de Alfarache, the author shows that they reflected a deep anxiety about declining social and economic standards. Many of these novels feature a roguish anti-hero whose cunning and resourcefulness are a satirical critique of Spanish society and its institutions. As a genre, it served as a useful tool for social commentary, mirroring a pessimistic cultural mood while also prompting literary innovations that would later influence influential writers such as Voltaire and Dickens. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…