Q: What is a Picaresque Novel?
a) Reliques is a ancient Minstrel
b) Some poets killed by him
c) Pindaric Odes
d) A novel whose hero is a wandering rogue
Correct answer: d) A novel whose hero is a wandering rogue
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Picaresque Novel
The term Picaresque novel originated in Spain during the Spanish Golden age in 1554. Picaresque has a Spanish Picaresca (Picaro) root meaning "Rogue" or "Rascal". It is a genre of Prose fiction. It depicts the adventures of a roguish, but "appealing hero", belonging to a low social class, who lives by his wits in a corrupt society. A Picaresque novel has a realistic outlook but, it also includes comedy and satire in their loose polite. The genre of Picaresque novel kept thriving and continuously influence modern literature.
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