Yovanovich, Gordana. <br/><br/>
Play and the Picaresque :  Lazarillo de Tormes, Libro de Manuel and Match Ball. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (163 pages) 
 - University of Toronto Romance Series .
 - University of Toronto Romance Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Introduction -- 1 Play and Games: Recreative Disorder and Intellectual Order -- 2 Picaresque Realism and Magical Realism -- 3 Play in Lazarillo de Tormes -- 4 Manual for Manuel: How to Become a Pícaro -- 5 Picaresque Love Games in Match Ball -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 
<br/><br/> Analyses three important Latin American novels in an attempt to redefine the nature of the picaresque, especially in regard to the roles of spontaneous play and carnivalesque laughter. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442678521 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Skármeta, Antonio.-Match ball.<br/>Cortázar, Julio.-Libro de Manuel.<br/>Lazarillo de Tormes.<br/>Picaresque literature, Spanish American-History and criticism.<br/>Picaresque literature, Spanish-History and criticism.<br/>Latin American fiction-20th century-History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ6147.P5 Y683 1999