Elements of the Picaresque in Contemporary British Fiction.
2012
PR830.P49
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Title
Elements of the Picaresque in Contemporary British Fiction.
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ISBN
9781443838528
1443838527
1443837776
9781443837774
1443838527
1443837776
9781443837774
Imprint
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
Language
English
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English.
Description
1 online resource (247 pages)
Call Number
PR830.P49
System Control No.
(OCoLC)823386235
Summary
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 literary scene in Britain, being an aesthetic invariant, which expresses a natural inclination of the British authors towards the picaresque story. Postcolonial authors also favour this genre as a co ...
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Includes bibliographical references.
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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.
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