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The author charts the interaction between self and world through four major phases whereby the self initially has marginal status (the picaresque), begins to flourish and court recognition (Defoe, Marivaux, and Fielding), glows defiant and tries to impose its will on society and the other (Prevost, Richardson, Goethe, and Laclos), and finally makes a prophetic inward turn (Diderot, Sterne, and Rousseau). He shows how these phases also reflect the development of literature as it moves from mimetic to generative fiction, from the power of gesture to that of word.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Comparative literature --- Thematology --- Psychological study of literature --- anno 1500-1799 --- 82-311.4 --- Schelmenroman. Picareske roman --- Characters and characteristics in literature. --- European fiction --- History and criticism. --- 82-311.4 Schelmenroman. Picareske roman --- Character sketches --- Characterization (Literature) --- Literary characters --- Literary portraits --- Portraits, Literary --- History and criticism --- Characters and characteristics in literature

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Is the pícaro, the roguish hero of early modern Spanish adventure fiction, a 'real man'? What position does he hold in the gender hierarchy of his fictional social context? Why is the pícara so 'non-female'? What effect has her gender constitution on her fictional social context? In terms of a gendered subject, the picaresque figure has hardly been analyzed so far. Although scholars have recognized it as a transgressive and subversive model, the 'queer' effect of the figure is yet to be examined. With regard to the categories of class, generation, topography, and gender, the contributions assembled in this volume explore Spanish, French, English, and German novels narratologically from the perspective of culture and gender theories.

Picaresque literature --- Gender identity in literature. --- Sex role in literature. --- History and criticism. --- 82-311.4 --- 82-311.4 Schelmenroman. Picareske roman --- Schelmenroman. Picareske roman --- Gender; Picaresque; Early Modern Culture; Masculinity Studies; Modern Novel; Literature; General Literature Studies; German Literature; Gender Studies; Romance Studies; Literary Studies --- Early Modern Culture. --- Gender Studies. --- General Literature Studies. --- German Literature. --- Literary Studies. --- Literature. --- Masculinity Studies. --- Modern Novel. --- Picaresque. --- Romance Studies.