The Picaresque Tradition and Its Development in England
The Picaresque tradition and its development in England
Questions the following questions may help you draw up a logical scheme for the essay:
What is the origin of the word picaresque?
What is the earliest picaresque work in Spain? What other Spanish novels followed?
What are the general characteristics of the picaro
What is considered by many to be the first picaresque novel in England
Could Nashe and Defoe have known about the Spanish picaresque novels?
Which of Defoe’s novels contain picaresque elements
Is Defoe’s vision of life really picaresque
Which of Fielding’s novels contain picaresque elements?
Do Smollet’s works follow the picaresque tradition?
Do the English so-called picaresque novels really follow the picaresque tradition?
Development beginning:questions 1-3
You will deal with the origin of the term picaresque; as its origin is Spanish say with which novels it originated what elements define a picaresque novel and what constitute the characteristic of the Picaro
Central section questions 4-9
These questions will help you find out which English authors were influenced by this genre, and whether their entire output, or some of their works, or any part of individual works contain picaresque elements. You will see that the English rogue is somewhat different from the Spanish Picaro
Conclusion question 10
Consider how the picaresque tradition develops and modifies in other european countries
Revision Revise your work and check it against the composition proposed
Composition
Beginning The origin of the picaresque tradition is Spanish; "picaresque", in fact, is the adjectival form of the word "Picaro" meaning a "Rogue", a man who only lives on his wits, begging, gambling or stealing, and whose social situation leads him to immoral or delinquent behaviour. In fiction, we define a "picaresque" a novel dealing with the habits and adventures of a Picaro or rogue. The earliest picaresque novel is the spanish La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes, an
Questions the following questions may help you draw up a logical scheme for the essay:
What is the origin of the word picaresque?
What is the earliest picaresque work in Spain? What other Spanish novels followed?
What are the general characteristics of the picaro
What is considered by many to be the first picaresque novel in England
Could Nashe and Defoe have known about the Spanish picaresque novels?
Which of Defoe’s novels contain picaresque elements
Is Defoe’s vision of life really picaresque
Which of Fielding’s novels contain picaresque elements?
Do Smollet’s works follow the picaresque tradition?
Do the English so-called picaresque novels really follow the picaresque tradition?
Development beginning:questions 1-3
You will deal with the origin of the term picaresque; as its origin is Spanish say with which novels it originated what elements define a picaresque novel and what constitute the characteristic of the Picaro
Central section questions 4-9
These questions will help you find out which English authors were influenced by this genre, and whether their entire output, or some of their works, or any part of individual works contain picaresque elements. You will see that the English rogue is somewhat different from the Spanish Picaro
Conclusion question 10
Consider how the picaresque tradition develops and modifies in other european countries
Revision Revise your work and check it against the composition proposed
Composition
Beginning The origin of the picaresque tradition is Spanish; "picaresque", in fact, is the adjectival form of the word "Picaro" meaning a "Rogue", a man who only lives on his wits, begging, gambling or stealing, and whose social situation leads him to immoral or delinquent behaviour. In fiction, we define a "picaresque" a novel dealing with the habits and adventures of a Picaro or rogue. The earliest picaresque novel is the spanish La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes, an