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This text is a criticism of the Renaissance mind and its products. It examines art, philosophy and other aspects of the history of ideas and painting and sculpture as related, as it flows out of the widening cornucopia of the past.

"Picaresque Tales" - parodic narratives relating the adventures of a rogue - have been central to the development of Spanish literature. This text addresses the connection between literary representation and everyday life, examining the context in which the Picaresque mode developed.