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The Comic Romance
Paul Scarron
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Description for The Comic Romance
Paperback. 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. Translator(s): Houis, Jacques. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272. 384 pages. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight: 272. Translator(s): Houis, Jacques.
Paul Scarron’s masterpiece, The Comic Romance, recounts the adventures of a troupe of provincial itinerant actors, skilfully weaving multiple narrative strands – such as the personal histories and love stories of the central couples Destiny and Star and Léandre and Angélique, the farcical misadventures of the buffoonish Ragotin and various tales inspired by Spanish novelas – into a rich tapestry depicting side by side the realities of rural France and the realms of the imagination. A milestone of picaresque literature that would influence Henry Fielding, The Comic Romance spawned countless imitations when it was published and was championed in the ... Read more
Paul Scarron’s masterpiece, The Comic Romance, recounts the adventures of a troupe of provincial itinerant actors, skilfully weaving multiple narrative strands – such as the personal histories and love stories of the central couples Destiny and Star and Léandre and Angélique, the farcical misadventures of the buffoonish Ragotin and various tales inspired by Spanish novelas – into a rich tapestry depicting side by side the realities of rural France and the realms of the imagination. A milestone of picaresque literature that would influence Henry Fielding, The Comic Romance spawned countless imitations when it was published and was championed in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847492203
SKU
V9781847492203
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About Paul Scarron
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Comic Romance
Jacques Houis's lively new translation conveys the energy and vitality of Scarron's original… a welcome revival of a comic classic.
TLS
Paul Scarron is the Homer of the school of buffoonery.
Théophile Gautier
TLS
Paul Scarron is the Homer of the school of buffoonery.
Théophile Gautier