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Lazarillo de Tormes

A Norton Critical Edition
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Lazarillo de Tormes is a seminal Spanish novella presenting the picaresque adventures of Lazarillo, a resourceful young boy navigating the harsh social hierarchy of Renaissance Spain. This Norton Critical Edition features Ilan Stavans' fresh translation that vividly conveys the original's spirited tone.
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This edition is ideal for students and scholars of Spanish literature and Renaissance studies, offering comprehensive critical insights, annotations, and contextual materials to enrich understanding.

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Anonymously published in 1554, Lazarillo de Tormes remains a centrepiece of Renaissance literature and is arguably the most popular example of the picaresque novel.

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This Norton Critical Edition is based on Ilan Stavans' new translation, which accurately captures the verve of the original.

The Norton Critical Edition also includes:

  • An introduction and explanatory annotations by Ilan Stavans.
  • Contextual materials highlighting the novella's strong anticlerical views and its affinities with Don Quixote in depictions of social hierarchy in Renaissance Spain, as well as excerpts from Juan de Luna's Lazarillo sequel.
  • Eight critical studies, by David Gitlitz, Jane W. Albrecht, Louis C. PΓ©rez, Edward H. Friedman, Howard Mancing, T. Anthony Perry, Gabriel H. Lovett, and E. Herman Hespelt.
  • A Selected Bibliography.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393938050

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 December 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Critical edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Ilan Stavans
  • Translated by Ilan Stavans

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 189g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and A Most Imperfect Union. He is also general editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and A Most Imperfect Union. He is also general editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature.

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