The archetype of the appealing anti-hero is encapsulated in the character Gil Blas, the star of Alain-René Lesage’s 18th-century picaresque novel. Lesage’s work was influenced by the story Lazarillo de Tormes, a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. The cover of an 1846 double publication of those works is reproduced here.
The archetype of the appealing anti-hero is encapsulated in the character Gil Blas, the star of Alain-René Lesage’s 18th-century picaresque novel. Lesage’s work was influenced by the story Lazarillo de Tormes, a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. The cover of an 1846 double publication of those works is reproduced here.
- | Author: Paperblanks
- | Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- | Publication Date: Jul 24, 2025
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- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9780349708195
- | ISBN-10: 0349708193
