The Swindler and Lazarillo de Tormes

Two Spanish Picaresque Novels

Francisco de Quevedo, Michael Alpert

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Spanish

Penguin Classics
05 April 2004

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Includes new map,chronology, bibliography, note on 16th and 17th Spanish currency.

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 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.

By: Francisco de Quevedo
Translated by: Michael Alpert
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 182g
ISBN: 9780140449006
ISBN 10: 0140449000
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 April 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645), author of The Swindler, was a prolific writer of poetry and prose and closely involved in Spanish and Italian politics. After killing an opponent in a duel in 1611, he moved to Italy where he spent some time as a prison governer, and some time imprisoned in a monastery as a result of his writings. The authorship of Lazarillo is unknown. Michael Alpert is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wesminster and has published widely on Spanish history.