Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Contributors viii
5. Foreword xiii
6. 1 The Picaresque as a Genre 1
7. 2 On the Picaresque and Its Origins 7
8. 3 Francisco Delicado, La lozana andaluza 20
9. 4 Lazarillo de Tormes 30
10. 5 Mateo Alemán, Guzmán de Alfarache 43
11. 6 Francisco de Quevedo, La vida del Buscón 66
12. 7 La pícara Justina 79
13. 8 Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo, La hija de Celestina 93
14. 9 Miguel de Cervantes and the Picaresque 103
15. 10 Vicente Espinel, Marcos de Obregón 117
16. 11 Carlos García, La desordenada codicia de los bienes agenos 127
17. 12 Estebanillo González 135
18. 13 Critical Approaches to the Picaresque 147
19. 14 The Picaresque in Spanish America 156
20. 15 Continuations: France and England 170
21. 16 The Continuity of the Picaresque: Spain 181
22. Bibliography 195
23. Index 219