“Gil Blas,” “Moll Flanders,” and “Anthony Adverse” are picaresque works.
The more lasting and important kind of novel of the open road in England and America is the modern picaresque, such as Kingsley Amis's “Lucky Jim” and Saul Bellow's “Adventures of Augie March” (Harper's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pic|a|resque — «PIHK uh REHSK», adjective, noun. –adj. dealing with rogues and their adventures: »“Gil Blas,” “Moll Flanders,” and “Anthony Adverse” are picaresque works. –n. a picaresque work of fiction: »The more lasting and important kind of novel of the… … Useful english dictionary
pic — pic·ris; pic·rite; pic·ro·carmine; pic·ro·chromite; pic·ro·crocin; pic·ro·den·dra·ce·ae; pic·ro·den·dron; pic·ro·lite; pic·ro·lon·ic; pic·rom·er·ite; pic·ro·pharmacolite; pic·ro·podophyllin; pic·ro·rhi·za; pic·ro·tin; pic·ro·tox·in;… … English syllables
resque — ar·bo·resque; chiv·al·resque; chur·ri·gue·resque; cig·a·resque; gon·go·resque; bar·ba·resque; mo·resque; pic·a·resque; … English syllables
picaresque — pic·a·resque … English syllables
picaresque — pic|a|resque [ˌpıkəˈresk] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : Spanish; Origin: picaresco, from pícaro bad man ] a picaresque story tells the amusing and unlikely adventures of a character who travels to a lot of different places … Dictionary of contemporary English
picaresque — pic|a|resque [ ,pıkə resk ] adjective a picaresque story or movie deals with the exciting things that happen to someone who is easy to like despite not being very moral or honest … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
picaresque — pic•a•resque [[t]ˌpɪk əˈrɛsk[/t]] adj. 1) lit. of or pertaining to a form of prose fiction, orig. developed in Spain, in which the adventures of a roguish hero are described in a series of usu. humorous or satiric episodes 2) of, pertaining to,… … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Picaresque — Pic a*resque , a. [F., fr. Sp. picaro rogue.] Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
