Elements of the picaresque in contemporary British fiction / Ligia Tomoiaga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomoiagă, Ligia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Picaresque literature, English--History and criticism.

Picaresque literature, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne [England] : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

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...

Contents:

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

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-4438-3852-7

OCLC:

820123377