This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1903 Excerpt: ... I. F. Wolf (JahrMcher der Literatur, Wien, vol. 122, 1848, p. 99): die Ironie wurde schon durch die Wahl eines... Industrieritters, Vagabunden oder Gauners (Picaro) zum Helden und Trager der Geschichte hervorgerufen; die Satyre aber durch die aus der Picardia entstandenen Liicherlichkeiten und Laster der Gesellschaft, und da sich diese Glucksritter auch in die hohere privilegirte eindrangten, so konnte auch diese indirect und daher mit mehr Sicherheit angegriffen und geziichtigt werden. A. Morel-Fatio (Preface to La vie de Lazarille de Tonnes, Paris, 1886, p. II): Deux procedes ont concouru a la formation de ce genre...: le recit autobiographique et la satire des moeurs contemporaines. Ticknor does not give a direct definition. 3. Navarrete (Sosguejo historico sobre la novela espanola, p. 1 LXVII): El verdadero padre de los libros picarescos fue elf Lazarillo del T6rmes. ' F. Wolf (/. c., p. 99): die Gattung von Schelmenromanen... wurde ihre Einfuhrung und Ausbildung noch dadurch begiinstigt, dass gleich ihr Prototyp ein Meisterwerk war. Wir haben damit das so beriihmt gewordene "Leben des Lazarillo de Tormes" genannt. A. Morel-Fatio (/. c., p. II): L'histoire litteraire voit a / juste titre dans notre roman le prototype de la nouvelle pica-I resque; elle fait du Lazarille le pere de toutes ces gueuseries. j M. Menendez y Pelayo (Hetcrodoxos, vol. II, p. 518): el, Lazarillo de Tormes, principe y cabeza de la novela picaresca /' entre nosotros. 3. Covarrubias (Tesoro de la lengtta castellana, 1st ed. 1611, reprinted: Madrid, 1674, sub voce): Picaro, vide supra picafij... esclavos. Y aunque los picaros no lo son en particular de nadie, sonlo de la Repnblica para todos los que los quieren alquilar, ocupandolos en cosas viles. Picatlo, el andrajoso, y despeda...

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