Miguel de Cervantes wrote several works "in the picaresque manner, notably Rinconete y Cortadillo (1613) and El coloquio de los perros (1613; "Colloquy of the Dogs")". "Cervantes also incorporated elements of the picaresque into his greatest novel, Don Quixote (1605, 1615)","Picaresque", Britannica online the "single most important progenitor of the modern novel", that M. H. Abrams has described as a "quasi-picaresque narrative". Here the hero is not a rogue but a foolish knight.
miguel de cervantes wrote several works "in the picaresque manner notably rinconete y cortadillo (1613) and el coloquio de los perros (1613; "colloquy of the dogs")" "cervantes also incorporated elements of the picaresque into his greatest novel don quixote (1605 1615)""picaresque" britannica online the "single most important progenitor of the modern novel" that m h abrams has described as a "quasi-picaresque narrative" here the hero is not a rogue but a foolish knight