"This dual-language, annotated critical edition of Lazarillo de Tormes presents the complete text of the novel ... The translation attempts to capture in modern English not only the meaning of the historical text, but also the qualities of its original style"--Provided by publisher.
Russell , P. E. , Spain : A Companion to Spanish Studies , Methuen , London , 1971 , Chapters 4 and 8 , ' Monarchy and Empire ( 1474-1700 ) ' and ' Spanish Literature ( 1474-1681 ) ' . Sir Thomas Gresham Bindoff , S. T. , The Fame of ...
The first picaresque novel, and a gem of Spanish literature. A brief, simply told tale of a rogue's adventures and misadventures — full of laconic cynicism; spiced with puns and wordplay.
" This edition offers a new approach to old questions about a book that has puzzled readers and critics alike for centuries. Who was its mysterious author? Why did the Inquisition forbid this seemingly harmless book?
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition.
About the Book A Biographical work provides a detailed description of a person's life own like (autobiography), or that of another person's life (biography).
Probably the author was sympathetic to the Erasmian ideas. This motivated the Inquisition to prohibit it and, later, allow its publication, once expurgated. The work was not completely published until the nineteenth century.
The work is classified as a picaresque novel, and is today one of the great classics of Spanish literature. It narrates the adventures of Lázaro de Tormes, from his childhood to his marriage.
In 1554, Lazarillo de Tormes, a slim, unassuming little volume, unsigned by the author, made its first published appearance in the bookstalls of several important mercantile centers in Spain and...
Through close readings of these texts, Zepp moves the debate away from the narrow question of the authors' origins to focus on the innovative ways these authors subverted and transcended traditional genres.