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Transgression and subversion : gender in the picaresque novel /
Is the pícaro, the roguish hero of early modern Spanish adventure fiction, a 'real man'? What position does he hold in the gender hierarchy of his fictional social context? Why is the pícara so 'non-female'? What effect has her gender constitution on her fictional social contex...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld :
Transcript-Verlag,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Gender studies (Bielefeld, Germany)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Is the pícaro, the roguish hero of early modern Spanish adventure fiction, a 'real man'? What position does he hold in the gender hierarchy of his fictional social context? Why is the pícara so 'non-female'? What effect has her gender constitution on her fictional social context?In terms of a gendered subject, the picaresque figure has hardly been analyzed so far. Although scholars have recognized it as a transgressive and subversive model, the 'queer' effect of the figure is yet to be examined. With regard to the categories of class, generation, topography, and gender, the contributions assembled in this volume explore Spanish, French, English, and German novels narratologically from the perspective of culture and gender theories |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783839444009 3839444004 3837644006 9783837644005 |