Historical Evolution Of The Picaresque Novel And Artistic Features

As one way of narration, picaresque novel come into being in Spain since sixteen century. The Spanish roamer novels played an very important role in Europe in 16th century. With outstanding characters, unique narration, wide Literal viewpoint, ironical style, the roamer Literature has greatly influence on western novels. As a rule, the dramatis persona in picaresque novel is a substrate, who will undertake a series of incident in adventure. And as a narrator, the dramatis persona will tell people his story. Picaresque novel maybe the pioneer production of prose fiction, which we can call it novel in modern times meaning. On the whole, picaresque novel can be carved up two sort: one in narrow sense and the other is in broad sense. As the narrow sense, Lazarillo de Tormes and the other productions which inherit Lazarillo de Tormes are the commissaries. And in broad sense, picaresque novel can be considered all of the narrate production in which anchorless life and personally encounter are the mostly content. Multi-culture factor exert a subtle influence on picaresque novel. Lazarillo de Tormes, Vida del picaro Guzman de Alfarache and Historia de la vida del Buscon llamado don Pablos, ejemplo de vagabundos y espejo de tacanos are the foundation production of picaresque novel. Lasting a period of time from seventeen century to twenty century, many new texts were acceded to picaresque novel, and as a result, many new picaresque novels were set up. The form of adventure, narrative point of view, episodic structure are the primary art character of picaresque novel.