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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
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The Spanish Rogue, Including Lazarillo of Tormes
The Life and Adventure of Lazarillo de Tormes ; Or The Spanish Rogue
Author: Lazarillo de TormesThe Life and Adventures of Lazarillo de Tormes
Author: The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
Author: Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786421347
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The beginning of the golden age of Spanish literature and the particular socio-political circumstances of early 16th century Spain made fertile ground for the emergence of the picaresque novel, an early form of the first-person narrative novel relating the adventures of a rogue or lowborn traveler (Spanish picaro) as he drifts through the Spanish countryside from one social milieu to another in an effort to survive. Influenced largely by the medieval tradition of the fabliaux and by the early Italian Renaissance, and structured upon a foundation of anecdotes, proverbs, popular beliefs, and folk tales, the picaro's discourse becomes a satirical survey of the hypocrisies and corruptions of society. The picaresque novel is exemplified by the prototypical and anonymously written Lazarillo de Tormes, published in 1554, in which the poor boy Lazaro describes his services under seven successive lay and clerical masters, each of whom hides a dubious character beneath a mask of hypocrisy. So piercing are its deliberate social criticisms, irreverent wit, anticlerical attitude and string of mischievous misadventures that Lazarillo was an entry in the 1559 Index of Prohibited Books. For the modern reader, the choice of characters and the backdrop for Lazarillo de Tormes reveal the heart of Spain's national dilemma after the crucial events of the 1520s. This dual-language, annotated critical edition of Lazarillo de Tormes presents the complete text of the novel in both English and Spanish. The translation attempts to capture in modern English not only the meaning of the historical text, but also the qualities of its original style.
The Life and Adventure of Lazarillo de Tormes
Author: The Life and Adventures of Lazarillo de Tormes, Translated from the Spanish, And, the Life and Adventures of Guzman D'Alfarache, Or the Spanish Rogue, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Diego Hurtado De MendozaPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265509739
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Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Excerpt from The Life and Adventures of Lazarillo De Tormes, Translated From the Spanish, And, the Life and Adventures of Guzman D'alfarache, or the Spanish Rogue, Vol. 1 of 2 The year following, Don Diego was recalled from his embassy at Rome, and in 1553 was commissioned by Charles to prevent the departure of Cardinal Pole from Rome into England, which he succeeded in doing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
Author: The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781974335398
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes is a Spanish novella, published anonymously because of its anticlerical content. L�zaro is a boy of humble origins from Salamanca. After his stepfather is accused of thievery, his mother asks a wily blind beggar to take on Lazarillo (little L�zaro) as his apprentice. L�zaro develops his cunning while serving the blind beggar and several other masters, while also learning to take on his father's practice.Besides its importance in the Spanish literature of the Golden Age, Lazarillo de Tormes is credited with founding a literary genre, the picaresque novel, from the Spanish word p�caro, meaning "rogue" or "rascal." In novels of this type, the adventures of the p�caro expose injustice while amusing the reader. Its influence extends to twentieth century novels, dramas and films featuring the "anti-hero".
The Life and Adventures of Lazarillo de Tormes Translated from the Spanish of Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, by T. Roscoe. The Life and Adventures of Guzman D'Alfarache; Or, The Spanish Rogue by Mateo Alemán, from the French Edition of Le Sage
Author: Lazarillo de TORMESThe Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
Author: Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786421347
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The beginning of the golden age of Spanish literature and the particular socio-political circumstances of early 16th century Spain made fertile ground for the emergence of the picaresque novel, an early form of the first-person narrative novel relating the adventures of a rogue or lowborn traveler (Spanish picaro) as he drifts through the Spanish countryside from one social milieu to another in an effort to survive. Influenced largely by the medieval tradition of the fabliaux and by the early Italian Renaissance, and structured upon a foundation of anecdotes, proverbs, popular beliefs, and folk tales, the picaro's discourse becomes a satirical survey of the hypocrisies and corruptions of society. The picaresque novel is exemplified by the prototypical and anonymously written Lazarillo de Tormes, published in 1554, in which the poor boy Lazaro describes his services under seven successive lay and clerical masters, each of whom hides a dubious character beneath a mask of hypocrisy. So piercing are its deliberate social criticisms, irreverent wit, anticlerical attitude and string of mischievous misadventures that Lazarillo was an entry in the 1559 Index of Prohibited Books. For the modern reader, the choice of characters and the backdrop for Lazarillo de Tormes reveal the heart of Spain's national dilemma after the crucial events of the 1520s. This dual-language, annotated critical edition of Lazarillo de Tormes presents the complete text of the novel in both English and Spanish. The translation attempts to capture in modern English not only the meaning of the historical text, but also the qualities of its original style.