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''Guzmán de Alfarache'' (:ɡuðˈman de alfaˈɾatʃe) is a picaresque novel written by Mateo Alemán and published in two parts: the first in Madrid in 1599 with the title ''Primera parte de Guzmán de Alfarache'',〔Mateo Alemán, ''Primera parte de Guzmán de Alfarache'', Madrid, Várez de Castro, 1599. 〕 and the second in 1604, titled ''Segunda parte de la vida de Guzmán de Alfarache, atalaya de la vida humana''.〔''id.'', ''Segunda parte de la vida de Guzmán de Alfarache, atalaya de la vida humana'', Lisboa, Pedro Craasbeck, 1604. (Catálogo Colectivo del Patrimonio Bibliográfico Español ), CCPB000034374-9.〕 The works tells the first person adventures of a ''picaro'', a young street urchin, as he matures into adulthood. It thus ultimately both recounts adventures and moralizes on those childish excesses. ''Guzmán de Alfarache'', by this means, is conceived as an extensive doctrinal sermon about the sins of society, and was so received by the author's contemporaries, despite the hybrid qualities between an engaging novel and a moralizing discourse. The novel was highly popular in its time. Many editions were published, not only in Spanish, but in French, German, English, Italian, and Latin. The English translation, by James Mabbe, was published in 1622, under alternative titles ''The Rogue'' and ''The Life of Guzman de Alfarache''. Apocryphal sequels and imitations were also soon produced, being that of 1602, written, probably, by the lawyer and poet Juan Martí, under the pseudonym of ''Mateo Luján de Sayavedra'', and published in Valencia, the most important and successful, due to its influence on the second part of Alemán. == Genre == This novel has many similarities to other picaresque novels such as ''Lazarillo de Tormes''. The main character is an antihero, born in infamy, and emerging into a lower-class world of delinquency and roguish misadventures. He ends up condemned as a prisoner to be a galley-slave, seeking absolution for his past life. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guzmán de Alfarache」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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