Nicolas M Vivalda Libros

The first part of the book identifies and analyzes the distinctive way in which the picaresque genre deals with the cognitive value assigned to lived social experience. Mateo Alemans Guzman de Alfarache and Baltasar Gracians El Criticon are examined from this standpoint, paying special attention to significant Baroque concepts, e.g. discourse, cipher, caudal, and ingenio.