The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillana Part Three Contributor(s): Lesage, Alain Rene (Author), Laun, Henri Van (Translator) |
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ISBN: 141791971X ISBN-13: 9781417919710 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2005 Annotation: 1896. Part Three of Four. With introduction, life and notes. LeSage, French novelist and dramatist, whose masterpiece, Gil Blas de Santillane is a rambling story in the style of Spanish picaresque romances, though unlike them in conception. It is instead strongly realistic, especially in its incidents; exact description of exterior and physical appearance suffices to show character and to imply moral judgment. Gil Blas was a major influence in the development of the realistic novel. The hero's adventures are described from naive youth through cunning servant to landed proprietor and nobleman-with a spell in jail, bereavements and fits of remorse along the way. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 284 pages |
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