Lazarillo de Tormes and the Swindler: Two Spanish Picaresque Novels
| AUTHOR | Anonymous; Anonymous; Alpert, Michael et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (08/26/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
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 history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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ISBN-13:
9780140449006
ISBN-10:
0140449000
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
240
Carton Quantity:
64
Product Dimensions:
5.06 x 0.60 x 7.92 inches
Weight:
0.41 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Literary
Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
Fiction | European - Spanish & Portuguese
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2003283140
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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 history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Translator:
Alpert, Michael
Michael Alpert taught history at the University of Westminster. His interests range widely and his publications include "Two Spanish Picaresque Novels" (Penguin).
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Introduction by:
Alpert, Michael
Michael Alpert taught history at the University of Westminster. His interests range widely and his publications include "Two Spanish Picaresque Novels" (Penguin).
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