picaresque

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 See also

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[edit] Etymology

French, from Spanish picaresco, from pícaro (“‘rogue’”).

[edit] Adjective

picaresque (comparative more picaresque, superlative most picaresque)

1. Of or pertaining to rogues or adventurers
2. (literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero
   • 2009, Neil McDonald, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 103:

     Opening in France just before the Revolution and concluding just after the attack on the Tuileries, Sabatini's novel deftly combines historical romance, picaresque novel and revenge tragedy.

[edit] Derived terms

• picaresquely
• picaresqueness

[edit] See also

• Picaresque novel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Picaresque novel