picaro

Japanese: picaro
picaro

…A style of novel with a “villain” (picaro) as the protagonist that was popular in 16th and 17th century Spain, which had a great influence on subsequent European realist novels. The terms “rogue novel,” “picaresque novel,” or “picaresque romance” are also commonly used.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "picaro" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…16,17世紀のスペインで流行した〈悪者〉ピカロpicaroを主人公とする小説の様式で,その後のヨーロッパ・リアリズム小説に大きな影響を与えた。悪漢小説,ピカレスク小説,あるいはピカレスク・ロマンという呼称も一般化している。…

※「picaro」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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