What view of society and of the church emerges from Lazarillo de Tormes?

Date Submitted: 04/23/2003 06:03:12
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 8 pages (2299 words)
Towards the end of the 15th century, the general public was becoming increasingly literate and books more readily available due to cheap printing. Although the normal reading tendencies leaned toward history, biographies and travel books, there is a sign that an interest was emerging in a more realistic presentation of society and its problems. Not surprisingly, when Lazarillo de Tormes was written, albeit anonymously, it was a popular book with reprintings, additions of extra parts …
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