by Francisco de Quevedo, Ángel Basanta, F. Lázaro Carreter · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788470394676
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«El Buscón» is the picaresque novel by Francisco de Quevedo, published by Castalia in paperback (252 pages, in Spanish).
Pablos, son of a humble family of dubious reputation, tries to rise by serving different masters. He suffers hunger, mockery and punishments among schools, noble houses and roads of seventeenth-century Spain. Quevedo uses irony and grotesque humour to portray a society driven by appearances, greed and cruelty.
Castalia Didáctica collection, no. 12. Edition by Ángel Basanta; text established by F. Lázaro Carreter. Includes introduction, chronological tables, notes, documents and study guidelines.
Thanks to its didactic materials, it is suitable for students and readers who want to analyse the classic with guidance and support.
Spanish Golden Age writer and poet, master of conceptismo, author of El Buscón and of an enormous body of poetry and satire.
