We are encountering the literature of the Golden age in Spain. We are reading a short picaresque novel called “”. This novel depicts the everyday life in the Spain of the era, the good and the bad. Its reading was originally prohibited in Spain because of the portrayal of the people in authority and church hierarchy. For that very reason, the author is unknown. As most things forbidden it was in everyone’s mouths and ears. It was translated to over 10 languages across Europe and is now part of the Spanish literary canon. As we enjoy the adventures of Lazarillo we understand better the people of the time and even come across things that are said today and never understood before where they came from. It is great to see how the more things change the more they stay the same.
Ms. Rivera
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