The Comic Romance

Zusatztext Paul Scarron is the Homer of the school of buffoonery. Informationen zum Autor Paul Scarron (1610-60) was born in Paris, but spent much of his youth in Le Mans, where he became an abbot. His libertine lifestyle prompted a return to Paris, where he devoted himself to literature. Afflicted by a mysterious paralysis of his legs from his twenties, he died without being able to finish the third and final part of his masterpiece, The Comic Romance. Klappentext A milestone of picaresque literature, The Comic Romance spawned countless imitations in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and was championed in the nineteenth century by eminent literary figures such as Theophile Gautier and Gerard de Nerval. Zusammenfassung A milestone of picaresque literature, The Comic Romance spawned countless imitations in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and was championed in the nineteenth century by eminent literary figures such as Theophile Gautier and Gerard de Nerval.

Relazione

Jacques Houis's lively new translation conveys the energy and vitality of Scarron's original. a welcome revival of a comic classic. TLS

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Scarron, Monsieur Scarron, Paul Scarron
• Con la collaborazione di: Jacques Houis (Traduzione)
• Editore: Alma Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2012
• EAN: 9781847492203
• ISBN: 978-1-84749-220-3
• Pagine: 384
• Serie: Oneworld Classics; Alma Classics; Alma Classics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; theatre; actors; picaresque