Two Spanish Picaresque Novels: Lazarillo De Tormes; the Swindler (El Buscon) (Classics)

by Michael Alpert (Author), Francisco Quevedo (Author), Michael Alpert (Author)

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  1975

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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 Tormes and Pablos 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.