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Is the pícaro, the roguish hero of early modern Spanish adventure fiction, a 'real man'? What position does he hold in the gender hierarchy of his fictional social context? Why is the pícara so 'non-female'? What effect has her gender constitution on her fictional social context? In terms of a gendered subject, the picaresque figure has hardly been analyzed so far. Although scholars have recognized it as a transgressive and subversive model, the 'queer' effect of the figure is yet to be examined. With regard to the categories of class, generation, topography, and gender, the contributions assembled in this volume explore Spanish, French, English, and German novels narratologically from the perspective of culture and gender theories.

A new step in the process of legal recognition of same-sex unions, "gay marriage" is now being debated in many countries. This pioneering book examines the emergence of this demand in Belgium, Spain and France, three states where gay and lesbian activists demanded the right to marry early on. - Nouvelle étape dans le processus de reconnaissance légale des unions de même sexe, le « mariage gay » est aujourd'hui débattu dans de nombreux pays. Ce livre pionnier se penche sur l'émergence de cette revendication en Belgique, en Espagne et en France, trois États où les militants gays et lesbiens exigèrent très tôt le droit de se marier.