ENG 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Preface, Lazarillo De Tormes, Picaresque Novel
10 Sep 2017
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Archaic (or magical) orientation: the expression of one"s will over nature. Religious orientation: brings attention to human values, morals, behaviours, and actions through relationships to the divine. Scientific orientation: allows us to focus on tools that affect reality in some way. Computers, engines, medicine, etc. - these all shape our attitudes and beliefs and experiences of reality in profound ways. He pulished two texts in his lifetime: the first appeared in 1542 zamora edition and is addressed primarily to the emperor charles v, holy roman emperor (charles i, king of spain). The 1555 valladolid edition is aimed at a larger population readership and is designed into chapters for occasional readings. The 1542 edition is organized to provide detailed information. The 1555 is aimed at a popular readership. It is rhetorically aimed to spur action in terms of future exploration romances like the life of lazarillo de tormes (1554). Oral testimony was taken from the survivors and compiled in court records by.
