Posted by Till Noever on September 22, 1996 at 19:28:51:
In Reply to: Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence posted by Philby on September 20, 1996 at 09:24:13:
Actually 'picaresque' refers to the hero of the story itself. It implies that s/he's a bit (or a lot) of a rogue him(her)self.
Cugel is probably the most obvious case in point. I would deny that many others of Vance's characters qualify for the apellation.