Muddled Origins in Picaresque Literature: The Foreshadowing of Chaotic Lives

Interlitteraria

关键词: picaresque;    pícaro;    Lazarillo de Tormes;    Quevedo;    Bellow;    Augie March;   

DOI  :  10.12697/IL.2014.19.2.4

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Picaresque literature is known for several specific traits: 1) firstperson narration and the protagonist’s struggle for survival and a better life; 2) the chaotic childhood, outsiderdom, and low social class of the main character; 3) frequent role changes or disguises; and 4) an inconclusive ending. This article traces the muddled genealogy and subsequent chaotic lives of four pícaros: Lazarillo de Tormes, Quevedo’s Pablos de Segovia, Bellow’s Augie March, and Defoe’s Moll Flanders.

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