Elements of the Picaresque in Contemporary British Fiction.
This study looks back at the picaresque, Other its Spanish roots, and especially Other its tradition in English literature; then, it comes to contemporary times, and identifies elements of the picaresque in contemporary novels. The main thesis of the author is that the picaresque has never left the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE PICARESQUE STORY; THE ROGUE TALE IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE BEFORE THE 20TH CENTURY; REVISITATIONS OF THE PICARESQUE IN THE ENGLISH LITERATUREOF THE 50S AND 60S; THE STUDY OF GENRES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE; PICARESQUE AS DISPLACEMENT; THE ROGUE'S PROGRESS IN THE REMAINS OF THE EMPIRE; THE ROGUE AND THE NEW ETHICS OF SCIENCE; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES.