Francisco de Quevedo

The Swindler and Lazarillo de Tormes

Two Spanish Picaresque Novels

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The unlikely heroes of the Spanish picaresque novels make their way - by whatever means they can - through a colourful and seamy underworld populated by unsavoury beggars, corrupt priests, eccentrics, whores and criminals. Both Lazarillo de Tormesand Pablos and the swindler are determined to attain the trappings of the gentleman, but have little time for the gentlemanly ideals of religion, justice, honour and nobility.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout hi… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Alpert, Michael (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-0-14-044900-6
EAN: 9780140449006
Produktnummer: 9372806
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Masse: H13.4 cm x B19.2 cm x D1.4 cm 182 g
Gewicht: 182
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645), author of The Swindler, was a prolific writer of poetry and prose and closely involved in Spanish and Italian politics. After killing an opponent in a duel in 1611, he moved to Italy where he spent some time as a prison governer, and some time imprisoned in a monastery as a result of his writings. The authorship of Lazarillo is unknown. Michael Alpert is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wesminster and has published widely on Spanish history.