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Even though traditional picaresque heroines appeared in narratives written by male authors, feminine writers in the 20th century have developed a type of picaresque that is decidedly "feminine." This article demonstrates the transformation of traditional narrative patterns by analyzing a popular picaresque tale from the late 18th century and by juxtaposing it with works by the Weimar writer Irmgard Keun and by Barbara Frischmuth, a present-day Austrian novelist. Picaresque - one thread in the texture of "feminist" literature - is thus shown to be at once emancipative and diverting.
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