The Four Interpolated Stories in the Roman Comique: Their Sources and Unifying Function

Seventeenth-century French author Paul Scarron's Roman comique has often been dismissed by critics as episodic and disorganized. This, in part, stems from four interpolated stories which Scarron included and which, according to many critics, have no relation to the novel's plot. Here, after studying the original Spanish versions of these nouvelles, Frederick Alfred de Armas argues that Scarron made changes to the originals to parallel the tone and underline the theme of the overarching story, thus unifying the novel as a whole.

Author: Frederick Alfred de Armas
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
Published: 01/01/1971
Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatu #100
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780807891001