Francisco de Quevedo

"Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper" by Francisco de Quevedo. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...

"The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas" by Francisco de Quevedo (translated by Roger Sir L'Estrange). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and...

A classic picaresque novel, Francisco de Quevedo's «The Spanish Sharper» chronicles the adventures of Don Pablos, a buscón or swindler, who aims in life to learn virtue and to become a caballero, or gentleman, both of which he fails miserably at. The work is a notable piece of satire that criticizes not only Spanish society but the protagonist Pablos himself. His ambition to elevate his status to that of a gentleman is, in Quevedo's opinion, unobtainable; as such aspirations from the...

Combined in this volume are two famous Spanish picaresque novels, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza's «Lazarillo de Tormes» and Francisco de Quevedo's «The Swindler.» «Lazarillo de Tormes» portrays the clever ploys of a young Salamancan boy determined to outsmart his long string of masters. This Spanish novella was first published in 1554, during the Spanish Inquisition, by an author who wished to remain anonymous due to the work's heretical content. Scholars now attribute the authorship...

"The Visions of Quevedo" by Francisco de Quevedo (translated by William Elliot). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...

"Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado Don Pablos, ejemplo de vagabundos y espejo de tacaños" de Francisco de Quevedo de la Editorial Good Press. Good Press publica una gran variedad de títulos que abarca todos los géneros. Van desde los títulos clásicos famosos, novelas, textos documentales y crónicas de la vida real, hasta temas ignorados o por ser descubiertos de la literatura universal. Editorial Good Press divulga libros que son una lectura imprescindible. Cada publicación de Good...

Este ebook presenta «Los sueños» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Se ha debatido la unidad de los Sueños de Quevedo como conjunto orgánico o como piezas independientes. En el prólogo del Alguacil endemoniado ya se perfila la posibilidad de una serie de sátiras, teoría que se refuerza con las numerosas dedicatorias y alegorías que se encuentran en los prólogos a cada uno de los cinco sueños. Cada uno constituye una unidad subrayada por la misma temática, fantasía moral y burlas ultraterrenas....

Este ebook presenta «Colección integral de Francisco de Quevedo» con un sumario dinámico y detallado. Contenido: Historia de la vida del Buscón Los sueños Política de Dios y gobierno de Cristo La hora de todos y la Fortuna con seso Francisco Gómez de Quevedo Villegas y Santibáñez Cevallos (1580 – 1645), conocido como Francisco de Quevedo, fue un escritor español del Siglo de Oro. Se trata de uno de los autores más destacados de la historia de la literatura española y es especialmente conocido...