Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer.
involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction; "picaresque novels"; "waifs of the picaresque tradition"; "a picaresque hero"
of ficshun, dealin' wid de adventures uh a rogue.
Relating to a rogues adventures, rather than an organised plot. See Fielding's Tom Jones.
Term used to describe a novel that is loosely structured around a succession of episodes that focus on a rather thinly drawn picaro, or hero. The hero's adventures generally provide a sweeping and detailed view of a society and its customs, which are often satisfied by the writer. Examples include Cervantes's Don Quixote and Voltaire's Candide.
of fiction, dealin' wiv the bleedin' adventures of a rogue.
of fiction, dealing with the adventures of a rogue.
of fiction, dealin' wiv the bloody adventures of a rogue.