"I consider The Myth of the Picaro one of the very best picaresque
studies and one of the few comparative studies which projects an
understanding of the Spanish novels." -- Edward Friedman, Book
Review Editor, Hispania
"One gets a convincing overview of the development of the genre:
the modern novel which originated with Lazarilllo de Tormes arises
out of the tension between works of loneliness and disintegration
of order on one side, and works of love and communication on the
other.... What could only be outlined here is a bold and
individualistic attempt to give a total concept to the
picaresque genre with its individual works from the most
diversified national literatures. With this work, Blackburn has
shown new avenues to all further research in this subject." --
Gerhert Hoffmeister, German Quarterly
"This is a wise and erudite book, a work of importance for students
of the novel, however far their interests may lie from the
picaresque." -- Andrew Wright, The South Atlantic Quarterly
"This is an elegant, learned, and sad book. It masterfully recounts
the rise of the picaro from the ruins of medieval Spanish culture
to his ascendancy as the quintessential modern literary type." --
Ralph C. Wood, Religious Studies Review
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