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...
| Основен автор: | Tomoiaga, Ligia. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=524340 |
| Резюме: |
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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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (247 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9781443838528 1443838527 |