Gil Blas
by Alain René Le Sage, José Francisco de Isla, Freeman M. Josselyn
On This Page
Description
The picaresque novel was an entertaining take on satire that came to prominence in early modern and Enlightenment-era Europe. Tales in this genre often features a dashing protagonist of humble origins who relies on his wit to make his way in life. To many critics, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane represents the very pinnacle of the picaresque novel genre. Dive into this hilariously rollicking account and find out why!.
Tags
Recommendations
Member Recommendations
_eskarina Both excellent picaresque novels.
Member Reviews
A son of a stable master and a chambermaid traverses the most different social milieus at his way to the high society. Action takes place in Spain, which induced me to read this book. Later on, becoming more acquainted with France and the French literature, I understood that Lesage characterised the conditions of French political and social life.
Un de ces livres qu'il est bon de relire après chaque invasion, après chaque trouble dans l'ordre de la morale, de la politique et du goût, pour se calmer l'humeur, pour se remettre l'esprit au point de vue et se rafraîchir le langage '. Sainte-Beuve
" ... Gil Blas, and Don Quichotte which are among the best books of their class as far as I am acquainted with them." - Thomas Jefferson to Marbois, 5 Dec. 1783 [PTJ 6:373-374]
printed at the oxford university press on all rag paper
illustrated by john austen
nice dust jackets
1471/1500
illustrated by john austen
nice dust jackets
1471/1500
From The Anatomy of Bibliomania by Holbrook Jackson.
Pikareskní román francouzského spisovatele z přelomu 17. a 18. století. Ústřední postavou románu je Gil Blas, syn bývalého vojáka a matky z drobného měšťanstva, který se postupně stává z lokaje bohatým a váženým mužem. Autor zde na množství dobrodružných příhod ústředního hrdiny nastavuje satirické zrcadlo francouzským společenským poměrům doby Ludvíka XIV. a doby velkých změn po něm. Román je považován za významný kámen ve stavbě novodobého písemnictví.
Sep 20, 2024Czech
Members
- Recently Added By
Lists
The Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read
1,005 works; 546 members
1898 C.K. Shorter List of Best 100 Novels
100 works; 34 members
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (That Are Older Than 200 Years)
415 works; 175 members
Books I've Read More Than Once
602 works; 49 members
It Just Wasn't Worth the Effort
21 works; 7 members
CCE 1000 Good Books List
1,033 works; 12 members
Trinity College Booklist (1951): Class Nine, Foreign Literatures
161 works; 3 members
F. B. Perkins' List of 100 Best Fiction
100 works; 5 members
French Fiction of the 18th and 19th Centuries in English Translation
169 works; 3 members
150 Best Novels Selected by Brander Matthews (1883)
150 works; 7 members
Author Information
Some Editions
Awards and Honors
Series
Belongs to Publisher Series
Everyman's Library (437-438)
Gallimard, Folio (498/499)
Work Relationships
Is contained in
Oeuvres de Le Sage - Le Diable Boiteux, Gil Blas, Le Bachelier de Salamanque &c. by Alain Rene Le Sage
Contains
Is abridged in
One hundred best novels condensed: 3 of 4 see note: Adam Bede; Tess of the D'Urbervilles; Don Quixote; East Lynne; Count of Monte Cristo; Paul and Virginia; Tom Brown's School Days; Waverley; Dombey and Son; Romola; Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Last of the Mohicans; Wreck of the "Grosvenor"; Right of Way; Coniston; Far from the Madding Crowd; Woman in White; Deemster; Waterloo; Hypatia; Kidnapped; Oliver Twist; Gil Blas; Peg Woffington; Virginians by Edwin Atkins Grozier
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Gil Blas
- Original title
- Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
- Alternate titles
- The adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane
- Original publication date
- 1715-1735
- People/Characters
- Gil Blas
- Important places
- Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain; Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain; Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- First words*
- Charaktere, die lasterhaft oder lächerlich sind, finden sich überall.
- Original language*
- Frans
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 445
- Popularity
- 68,402
- Reviews
- 15
- Rating
- (3.58)
- Languages
- 11 — Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Croatian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 48
- ASINs
- 41







































































