El Valor Literario del Lazaro De 1555: Genero, Evolucion y Metamorfosis: 153 (American University Studies, Series 2: Romance, Languages & Literature) - Tapa dura

This analysis of the 1555 continuation of 'Lazarillo de Tormes' provides a valuable service to anyone interested in the novels of the Spanish Golden Age. Of particular value is the clear delineation of Juan de Luna's debt to the earlier novel in the creation of his own sequel of 1620. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to become fully informed about the character of Lazaro in all of his various adventures. (Hernan Lara Zavala, University of Mexico) Professor Beckman's venture into heretofore uncharted waters has opened an entire realm of provocative speculation regarding the nature of the picaresque esthetic in general, and the figure of Lazarillo in particular. Her book is scholarly, thorough and, above all, thought-provoking. (Walter A. Dobrian, The University of Iowa) Pierina Beckman's book represents a decisive step in the revaluation of the 'Lazarillo de 1555' as an amusing satirical and fantastic novel which, despite its Lucianesque framework, remains more faithful to the spirit of 'Lazarillo de Tormes' and to the picaresque hero than the 'Lazarillo' of Juan de Luna. (Joseph Szertics, The University of Iowa)

Adaptando el patron establecido por la obra maestra espanola Lazarillo de Tormes, se publicaron dos continuaciones de la misma, una en 1555 y otra en 1620. Sin embargo, tan solo la obra de 1620 ha adquirido reconocimiento literario. El presente analisis se ocupa, principalmente, de la primera continuacion - la de 1555 - acentuando su valor para el genero picaresco. La revalorizacion se concentra en dos aspectos: primeramente, su valor como obra literaria, y segundo, como enlace que vincula al Lazarillo de Tormes con la obra de 1620.