From Pícaro to Pirate: Afterlives of the Picaresque in Early Eighteenth-Century Fiction

Orr, Leah; Cook, Daniel; Seager, Nicholas

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“…The rogue motif has a deep cultural taproot that extends as far back as seventeenth-century England. It appears in both written fiction and folktales of that time (Orr, 2015). A surge of interest in the biographies of criminals such as pirates and robbers in the 1720s was, as Orr (2015, p. 72) explains, in fact an extension of an earlier tradition of “rogue tales” dating to the 1600s.…”

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“…It appears in both written fiction and folktales of that time (Orr, 2015). A surge of interest in the biographies of criminals such as pirates and robbers in the 1720s was, as Orr (2015, p. 72) explains, in fact an extension of an earlier tradition of “rogue tales” dating to the 1600s. Interestingly, what distinguishes eighteenth-century from seventeenth-century rogue literature is first that the focus character allows for the narration of “extended criminal biographies” (Orr, 2015, p. 72).…”

Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A surge of interest in the biographies of criminals such as pirates and robbers in the 1720s was, as Orr (2015, p. 72) explains, in fact an extension of an earlier tradition of “rogue tales” dating to the 1600s. Interestingly, what distinguishes eighteenth-century from seventeenth-century rogue literature is first that the focus character allows for the narration of “extended criminal biographies” (Orr, 2015, p. 72). A second point of distinction concerns how the character changed in the literature and the social commentary that sprung from it.…”

Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From these common features, the rogue branches into various subtypes. One of these subtypes – the rogue-trickster – spans fiction and biographical writing (Orr, 2015, p. 83). Indeed, the rogue-trickster serves as a template for Leeson’s self-description and the account he provides of his actions.…”

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“…Indeed, the rogue-trickster serves as a template for Leeson’s self-description and the account he provides of his actions. Unlike the rogue-hero (Robin Hood, for example), the rogue-trickster has no “higher motives” for their deviant actions (Orr, 2015, p. 83). As criminals who hoodwink the gullible, they are classic opportunists who exhibit self-seeking, guileful behaviour in the manner of all opportunists (Williamson, 1987).…”

Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

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2019

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Purpose Arguably, how psychohistorians treat entrepreneur life-writing interiorizes the autobiographer’s self, thereby limiting the extent to which self can be accessed by researchers. By advocating a different approach, based on socio-narratology, this paper provides insight into how entrepreneurs in both the distant and recent past construct narrative identities – the textual corollary of “storied selves” – within their autobiographies. Design/methodology/approach The object of analysis is the failed entrepreneur autobiography, straddling two sub-genres – “projective” and “confessional” – which both serve to rehabilitate the author. Findings Narratological analysis of Nick Leeson’s Rogue Trader autobiography reveals how the author deftly draws upon the culturally recognizable trope of the “rogue as trickster” and “rogue as critic” to contextualize his deceptive and illegal activities, before signaling his desire for rehabilitation by exiting banking and futures trading – thereby enacting the “rogue as family man”. Practical implications The application of a narratological methodology opens up new avenues for understanding the interplay between Western cultural institutions, entrepreneur selves, and autobiographical writing. Originality/value This paper shows that narratology provides a new methodological window through which management historians can view entrepreneur autobiographies.

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Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

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Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

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Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

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Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

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Section: Leeson and The Rogue Motifmentioning

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Bracketing Ephemera: Robert Paltock’s The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins and Eighteenth-Century Book Culture

Zähringer

2023

Zeitschrift Für Anglistik Und Amerikanistik

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The article seeks to conceive of Robert Paltock’s The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins (1750) as a hybrid text that employs certain (formal) elements of what was to become ‘the realist novel’ as integrative bracketing mechanisms for the text’s more ephemeral as well as fantastical and subversive aspects. To do so, the article builds on recent research on the realist novel which has dragged into the light the intricacies and interdependencies of the seemingly clear-cut categories of formal realism and ephemeral writing. Accordingly, texts such as Peter Wilkins can be treated as sites of exchange or integration between these modes of writing. The article moves from the emerging divide between ‘the novel’ and ephemera in the mid-eighteenth century to Paltock’s frame narrative and to paratextual devices as well as the metaphorical function of flight. By doing so, it will be shown that Paltock’s integrative approach in Peter Wilkins hinges on a deep awareness of the bias between realist and ephemeral/fantastical writing.

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From Pícaro to Pirate: Afterlives of the Picaresque in Early Eighteenth-Century Fiction

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Bracketing Ephemera: Robert Paltock’s The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins and Eighteenth-Century Book Culture

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