Novel vs Picaresque - What's the difference?
novel | picaresque |
(obsolete) A novelty; something new.
*, II.2.4:
A work of prose fiction, longer than a short story.
(classical studies, historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.
Of or pertaining to rogues or adventurers
(literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero
* 2009 , Neil McDonald, Quadrant , November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 103:
As adjectives the difference between novel and picaresque
is that novel is new, original, especially in an interesting way while picaresque is of or pertaining to rogues or adventurers.As nouns the difference between novel and picaresque
is that novel is (obsolete) a novelty; something new while picaresque is a picaresque novel.novel
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(wikipedia novel)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Usage notes
* Said of ideas, ways, etc.Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
In various senses from (etyl) novelle or (etyl) novella, both from (etyl) novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, from . Some senses came to English directly from the Latin. (etystub)Noun
(en noun)- merry talessuch as the old woman told of Psyche in Apuleius, Boccace novels , and the rest, quarum auditione pueri delectantur, senes narratione , which some delight to hear, some to tell, all are well pleased with.
Derived terms
* novelisation, novelization * novelistpicaresque
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Opening in France just before the Revolution and concluding just after the attack on the Tuileries, Sabatini's novel deftly combines historical romance, picaresque novel and revenge tragedy.
