Picaresque literature

Picaresque novels follow roguish protagonists on episodic adventures, using satire and humor to critique society and human nature.

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Summaries

The Adventures of Roderick Random

Smollett, T. (Tobias)

A young Scottish gentleman, disowned by his family after a secret marriage, navigates the pitfalls of 18th-century British society through a picaresque series of adventures involving education, love, naval service, and social climbing before achieving fortune and reuniting with his lost love.

Picaresque literature 24 min