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	Picaresque novel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The picaresque novel (Spanish: "picaresco", from "pícaro", for "rogue" or "rascal") is a popular style of novel that originated in Spain and flourished in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries and has continued to influence modern literature.
		The term denotes a subgenre of usually satiric prose fiction and depicts in realistic, often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society.
		Alexander A. Parker: Literature and the delinquent: The picaresque novel in Spain and Europe, 1599-1753.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Picaresque_novel (537 words)

	PICARESQUE NOVEL - LoveToKnow Article on PICARESQUE NOVEL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Broadsides relating the stor~ of this picaresque amazon were circulated during her lifetime and the details of her adventures arrested the attention of D Quincey, who would seem to have read them in a Spanisl original which has been admirably translated since then by th French poet Jos Maria de Heredia.
		Many of the episodes in Francion are picaresque in tone, but unfortunately Sorel wanders from his subject, and devotes no small part of his book to satirizing literary men who, though fribbles or paupers, are in no sense picaroons.
		The Roman bourgeois (1666) of Antoine Furetire is generally described as a picaresque novel, but this involves a new defln.ition of the adjective; the Roman bourgeois includes some portraits and more satire which seem suggested by picaresque reading, but it is concerned with the foibles of the middle class rather than.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PI/PICARESQUE_NOVEL.htm (3881 words)

	Huckleberry Finn Summary by Mark Twain
		Picaresque is a type of novel that deals with the adventures of a rascal (in this case, Huck Finn).
		Picaresque 1: Huck comes from an illegitimate family (a drunkard father), which is characteristic of the Picaro.
		Picaresque 9: Huck is a realist, a defining characteristic of the Picaro.
	www.bookrags.com /notes/hf/TOP3.htm (408 words)

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		In the older picaresque literature the picaro is an insular, an isolat ed being who is frequently an orphan who must function in an environment for which he is not prepared.
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		As a work of literature the picaresque novel was simply a series of episodes whose sole link was their occurrence in the life of the picaro, the agile anti-hero who j oins together all the events by sole reason of the fact that he is the important actor in them all (}{\f1\fs22\lang1033\langfe1055\cgrid0\langnp1033\insrsid3342968 MILLER}{\f1\fs22\lang1033\langfe1055\cgrid0\langnp1033\insrsid3421571,}{ \f1\fs22\lang1033\langfe1055\cgrid0\langnp1033\insrsid5642828 1967:12).
	www.kho.edu.tr /yayinlar/bilimdergisi/doc/2002-2/8_bilder.doc (4031 words)

	Greenwood Publishing Group I1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first third of the book deals with a consideration of the picaresque as a genre, the role of the picaresque in literary scholarship, the value of a modal approach, and the nature of picaresque narrative.
		Picaresque fiction, according to Wicks, is neither a historical episode in the development of the novel nor merely a phenomenon in the social and literary history of Spain, although both are important manifestations of this essential narrative form.
		Beginning with a definition and discussion of the basic picaresque narrative structure and theme, Part I considers the origins and development of a specific type of picaresque narrative in sixteenth and seventeenth century Spain--the picaresque novel.
	info.greenwood.com /books/0313249/0313249342.html (578 words)

	The Decemberists: Picaresque (2005): Reviews
		While Picaresque follows its predecessor's -- the treacly Her Majesty -- predilection for seafaring and mythology, its boot-covered feet are more firmly planted in the present, resulting in the group's most accessible -- and decidedly upbeat -- product to date.
		Picaresque is more than an indie-pop album, it's a collection of eleven lavishly arranged acts rife with the whiff of greasepaint and the roar of an adoring crowd, which you should be a part of.
		Picaresque is a triumph of theatrical imagination: the culmination of the Decemberists' steady march to greatness in four years of enriched storytelling and folk-rock invention.
	www2.metacritic.com /music/artists/decemberists/picaresque (1099 words)

	The Decemberists - Picaresque
		Picaresque is a type of fiction that involves rascals, knaves, rogues and adventurers.
		The Sporting Life is built upon a frantic Iggy Pop beat but the lyrics of a failed American Quarter Back rings a little hollow as Meloy isn't a Jock and as a result the lyrics lack bite.
		Yet somehow the songs on Picaresque seem too contrived and theatrical, like a performance by a bunch of English students at the end of term revue.
	www.musicomh.com /albums4/decemberists_0805.htm (565 words)

	Cokemachineglow.com - Decemberists: Picaresque
		Picaresque is a good deal less grandiose than its pre-release buzz (and last year’s brilliant The Tain EP) would lead you to expect, sounding almost sonically identical to its predecessors on first listen.
		What’s remarkable is how much like themselves the band has sounded through it all --- the influences of Morrissey, Mangum and Murdoch are as evident here as they were from the outset; the band simply wears them more confidently now, and has married them with enough poise that the similarities are much easier to forget.
		It’s much harder to guess where they’ll go from here; what’s clear, though, is that with Picaresque, The Decemberists have made their first tangible step towards greatness, as the band --- Meloy, especially --- seems fully aware of its own potential and confident enough to try to reach it.
	www.cokemachineglow.com /reviews/decemberists_picaresque2005.html (656 words)

	Theatricality in the Picaresque of Cervantes, by Helen H. Reed
		As to theatricality and the picaresque, Edmond Cros in a recent article, “Ecriture Expressionniste et théâtralité dans le récit picaresque,” Imprévue (1982-1983), 34-43, refers to the theatrical aesthetic of Guzmán de Alfarache in its use of rhetorical devices to affect the emotions of the destinataire, of course a very different theatricality to that of Cervantes.
		Cervantes' indirect or implied commentary on the psychology of the picaresque author and the raison d'être of his fiction are further instances of his metapicaresque perspective —of the evaluative or self-conscious dimensions ever present in Cervantes' picaresque.
		They are readers of picaresque narrative who play out the picaresque in themselves on the world's stage or become actors or writers of picaresque comedias, professions admirably suited to their world view and rhetorical skills.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /~cervantes/csa/articf87/reedhh.htm (5226 words)

	Picaresque novel -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first unquestioned picaresque novel was published in 1599: (Click link for more info and facts about Mateo Alemán) Mateo Alemán's Guzmán de Alfarache, characterized by religiosity.
		Other novels with elements of the picaresque include the French (Click link for more info and facts about Candide) Candide, and the later English (Click link for more info and facts about The Luck of Barry Lyndon) The Luck of Barry Lyndon.
		Saul Bellow's The Adventures of Augie March is also a picaresque novel with (Click link for more info and facts about bildungsroman) bildungsroman traits.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pi/picaresque_novel.htm (491 words)

	The Decemberists: Picaresque - PopMatters Music Review
		In literature, the term picaresque refers to a type of novel in which a likeable rogue goes on a long journey, meets colorful people and shamelessly engages in a series of dubious escapades.
		While The Decemberists' Picaresque lacks a central character, the songs themselves are largely told in the first person by the protagonist or an observer.
		As with classic picaresque tales, the art and purpose lie not with the narrative's resolution but in the trip itself.
	popmatters.com /music/reviews/d/decemberists-picaresque.shtml (750 words)

	Maiorino: The Picaresque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Brings the insights of contemporary literary and cultural theory to the study of the picaresque.
		Picaresque tales—parodic narratives relating the adventures of a rogue—have been central to the development of Spanish literature since the time of Cervantes.
		A landmark work, The Picaresque is the first book to incorporate poststructuralist theory into a comprehensive treatment of such tales written during the Spanish Golden Age.
	www.upress.umn.edu /Books/M/maiorino_picaresque.html (174 words)

	The Decemberists New Music Album Picaresque Mp3, Lyrics, Videos, News. The Decemberists Music Online
		Meloy recently spoke about the band's excitement over the second leg of their Picaresque tour, despite a tumultuous start to their first leg when their van and much of their equipment - most of it later recovered - was stolen.
		Their latest release Picaresque delivers gem after gem of epic songcrafting, making it one of those rare albums we can listen to straight through (and repeatedly, at that).
		With the release of Picaresque, I was interested to see if they could make the jump from band I enjoy with reservations to become a band I'm genuinely enthused about.
	www.the-decemberists.com (5639 words)

	The Decemberists: Picaresque [2005] Shaking Through.net: Music: Review
		Picaresque is a misleading title for the 11-track collection comprising The Decemberists' latest foray into the story-song tradition.
		Certainly there’s a picaresque or roguish quality to many of the characters and elaborately exaggerated situations presented here, but that only tells part of the tale.
		From a technical standpoint, Picaresque features some of Meloy’s most assured songwriting, from the balanced couplets of “Eli, The Barrow Boy”’s buried dead love and its protagonist’s own subsequent interment to clever phrasings such as a childless baroness whose “barren-ness barbs her” (from “The Infanta”).
	www.shakingthrough.net /music/reviews/2005/decemberists_picaresque_2005.html (860 words)

	HON H203 0012 Picaresque and Quixotic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Picaresque describes the life of need, and it portrays characters who struggle in market places and roadsides to survive and to achieve economic stability, whatever it takes.
		The picaresque deals with necessity and the quixotic deals with choice; both are indispensable to make life human and to enrich our appreciation of the world.
		By taking up two basic modes of human existence, this course sets out to lead students to judge for themselves how much of the picaresque and how much of the quixotic is necessary to make their own individual lives the best that they can be.
	www.indiana.edu /~deanfac/blspr02/hon/hon_h203_0012.html (232 words)

	Cervantes De/Re-Constructs the Picaresque, by Peter n. Dunn
		N. a commonplace of literary history to contrast Cervantes with the picaresque novels of his epoch, and to recognize in the allusions to and reflections of them in his works expressions of hostility.
		The peculiarity of picaresque is that these works which we understand to have been most original are most antagonistic to their predecessors in the way that they make their shared formal elements signify radically different signifieds.
		Quevedo's Buscón is a clear example of picaresque narrative disconcerting the reader by presenting familiar signifiers (the formal units of autobiography: boy leaves home; ignominious parents; closing the circle) in combination with a different social perspective and in an imperfect series.
	www.h-net.org /~cervantes/csa/articf82/dunn.htm (8520 words)

	Tiny Mix Tapes
		Picaresque starts off with a bang, sending "The Infanta" running out of the gates with its fist in the air and a sneer on its face.
		The subject matter on Picaresque spans from the daughter of a Spanish king ("The Infanta") to maybe the best song about joint suicide ever written ("We Both Go Down Together") to international espionage ("The Bagman's Gambit").
		Petra Haden's violin is brought to the fore on "We Both Go Down Together" and carries the weight of its dark melody, and the backing horn section on the bizarre math lesson "Sixteen Military Wives" is fit for a soul king.
	www.tinymixtapes.com /musicreviews/d/decemberists.htm (1943 words)

	The Decemberists: Picaresque: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Never you mind the Decemberists' attempts at theatricality-- Picaresque is the band's least stagy, most serious, and most accomplished effort yet.
		As a result, Picaresque sounds similar to Castaways and Cutouts and their live shows: The music is more dynamic and all the more evocative for not attempting to romantically conjure the past and filter it through Meloy's imagination.
		The one standout, the apple among the oranges, is "16 Military Wives", which on first listen doesn't seem to fit the Picaresque aesthetic.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/d/decemberists/picaresque.shtml (543 words)

	Picaresque Continuities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Spanish picaresque novel has often been studied as an isolated phenomenon of the Golden Age, peripheral to the development of the novel as we know it.
		In proposing the unification of the biographical genres known as the picaresque novel and the Bildungsroman, this book examines the adoption of the Spanish picaresque by authors in Germany, France, Mexico and Brazil, at moments when colonial conditions made fertile ground for upwardly mobile heroes.
		These were very popular works in their day, not only, it is argued, because of their wit, but because they addressed issues that affected the daily lives of readers, to whom they advocated new ethical codes in rapidly changing worlds.
	www.unprsouth.com /picaresque.htm (286 words)

	CD Review: 'Picaresque' reaches new heights for Portland band - The Gamecock - The Mix
		Ranging from narratives about the passion between international spies to seafarers swallowed by whales, "Picaresque" manages both high arrangement afforded by having an upright bass, accordion, piano and theremin in addition to the usual rock complement of guitars and drums, and simple, stripped-down melodies that allow frontman Colin Meloy's literate writing to shine through.
		On the bombastic end of the spectrum is the full-sounding track 'Espionage', which features a swell from simple voice and guitar to a crescendo of strings, plus the band's unobtrusive rythmn section, that remains largely out of the way but important to the album's mood.
		While these previous efforts have showcased Meloy's promise, culled from his degree in creative writing, "Picaresque" is in many ways the most complete and even work the band has produced to date.
	www.dailygamecock.com /news/2005/03/21/TheMix/Cd.Review.picaresque.Reaches.New.Heights.For.Portland.Band-898311.shtml (576 words)

	BBC - 6 Music Album Of The Day - The Decemberists: Picaresque
		Picaresque is without doubt The Decemberists' most accomplished album to date.
		Picaresque is a collection of stories set in a tone more bookish than the band's past dramatic inclination.
		Picaresque the theatrics become lavish epics and the lyrics house a newfound relevance.
	www.bbc.co.uk /6music/whatson/aotd/aotd_decemberists_picaresque.shtml (310 words)

	Soul Shine Magazine : The Decemberists Prep 'Picaresque' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The release date for ‘Picaresque’ has been placed on March 22nd, 2005, but keep in mind nothing is ever concrete where release dates are concerned.
		Following up the critically-acclaimed 2003 album ‘Her Majesty’, the 11-track record that is ‘Picaresque’ will be the indie darlings’ third full-length release.
		For those with inquiring minds, the word “picaresque” is basically defined as “an adventure story about a rogue and his escapades”.
	www.soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=1424 (315 words)

	Notherby's :: Picaresque
		Returning home, I picked up Picaresque and The Decemberists began to grow on me. Catchy and quirky, their songs have a whimsical sadness that permeates one's mood quite well.
		It could be Colin's voice, or it could be the eclectic instruments they feature, but whatever the reason, "Picaresque" is filled with enough orphans, beggars, seamen and ministers to be a Charles Dickens novel.
		All in all, "Picaresque" is one of those way cool "finds" you love to tell certain friends about - you know, the ones who are open to the idea that an accordion can sound terrific in a rock band.
	www.northerbys.com /store/B0007M22S4/Picaresque.html (593 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Picaresque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A final highlight is "The Infanta", a cacophony of thunderous drums and appropriately picaresque lyrics that rolls on as implacable and unyielding as a troop of janissaries swarming over the bulwarks of a Spanish galleon.
		The obscure word "Picaresque" is an accurate title for the third full-length album by the Decemberists.
		"Picaresque" is hampered by a couple of somber acoustic numbers, but the newer, faster sound suits this band wonderfully.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007M22S4?v=glance (1489 words)

	The Reading Experience: One Thing After Another
		The picaresque story--derived from the term identifying the protagonist of such stories, the "picaro"--was introduced by Spanish writers of the 16th and 17th centuries, and is essentially a journey narrative in which the picaro, usually a rogueish character, embarks on a journey in which, literally, one thing happens after another.
		In this context, the picaresque story almost doesn't seem like a story at all, since it doesn't arrange itself in some shaped pattern, but is instead just a series of incidents strung together.
		I was struck by a similarity of description in your praise of the potential of the picaresque and Coetzee's near-dismissal of Augie March.
	noggs.typepad.com /the_reading_experience/2004/05/in_the_maysumme.html (2073 words)

	Español 320 Semana 3
		The term picaresque novel has been applied to numerous long narrations written in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Spain, that is, as an historical designation, and also, by extension, to texts similar to them in European letters up to the present.
		One extreme is a taxonomy of characteristics that links a picaresque Weltanschauung to its narrative structure and relates both to similar modern novels dealing with the tribulations of the social.
		It regards the picaresque as a protean genre, treating as essential only the bare bones of the narrative: a picaresque subject matter and action.
	personal.denison.edu /~garcia/320Tarea3.htm (1403 words)

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