Picaresque novel
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| - | The '''picaresque novel''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''"picaresca"'', from ''"[[pícaro]]"'', for "[[rogue]]" or "[[rascal]]") is a popular subgenre of prose [[fiction]] which is usually [[satire|satirical]] and depicts in [[realism (arts)|realistic]] and often humorous detail the [[adventure]]s of a roguish [[hero]] of low [[social class]] who lives by his or her wits in a corrupt society. This style of [[novel]] originated in [[Spain]] and flourished in [[Europe]] in the [[17th century|17th]] and [[18th century|18th centuries]] and continues to influence modern literature. | + | The '''picaresque novel''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''"picaresca"'', from ''"[[pícaro]]"'', for "[[rogue]]" or "[[rascal]]") is a popular subgenre of prose [[fiction]] which is usually [[satire|satirical]] and depicts in [[realism (arts)|realistic]] and often humorous detail the [[adventure]]s of a roguish [[hero]] of low [[social class]] who lives by his or her wits in a corrupt society. This style of [[novel]] originated in [[Spain]] and flourished in [[Europe]] in the [[17th century|17th]] and [[18th century|18th centuries]] and continues to influence [[modern literature]]. |
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The picaresque novel (Spanish: "picaresca", from "pícaro", for "rogue" or "rascal") is a popular subgenre of prose fiction which is usually satirical and depicts in realistic and often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who lives by his or her wits in a corrupt society. This style of novel originated in Spain and flourished in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries and continues to influence modern literature.
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