Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Post-Romanticism

Neoclassicism (18th Century)

  • Imitation of the Classics: The belief that Classical art had reached maximum perfection, making innovation futile; imitation was valued.
  • Art as Beauty: Art was synonymous with beauty, good taste, perfection, harmony, and balance.
  • Objective Viewpoint: Emphasis on reason and rationality.
  • Idealized Nature: A peaceful and balanced representation of nature.
  • Universal Values: Exaltation of universal human values.

Romanticism (19th Century)

  • Creative Freedom: Embraced modern liberty,
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Literary Modernism: Characteristics and Influence

Characteristics of Modernism

In the late nineteenth century, people lost confidence in progress, which did not resolve problems, and in science, which was unable to offer absolute truths. This general crisis was reflected in art and culture. It was in this context that Modernismo emerged. Modernism developed throughout the Hispanic area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Characteristics of Literary Modernism

Modernist writers had various influences, including two French poetic

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Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Literary Contrast

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

His fiction depicts an absurd, meaningless world. His characters are anti-social and individualistic. They reject conventional society and take refuge in vigorous, risky physical activity. Facing death and anger alone, they feel close to the ultimate truth about existence. His fiction is extremely masculine, and women are problematically portrayed. They appear aggressive and vampiric but also fragile. For him, the truth is bare, lean, and impacting. He mostly uses what

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Romance and Self-Discovery in Tennessee: A Novel

El Día que Sueñes con Flores Salvajes (The Day You Dream of Wild Flowers)

El Día que Sueñes con Flores Salvajes by Paola Calasanz (Roca Editorial, 2017) is a romantic novel that tells the story of Flor, a successful Spanish photographer living in New York with her boyfriend, Roy. She has a very hectic social life and works endlessly to afford her luxury goods. Her boyfriend is increasingly involved in his work and is often absent. Things seem to be going from bad to worse in Flor’s life until

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Castilian Language: Origins, Evolution, and Bilingualism

General Concepts: Direct Linguistics

  • Linguistic system that stems from another.
  • Linguistic system that does not meet the language category.
  • Tongue: Language system clearly differentiated from others.
  • Existence of a language model.
  • Vehicle of a culture.

Origin and Evolution of Castilian

1. The Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula

Before the Roman colonization, the Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by various peoples – Celts, Basques, etc. The Romanization process involves the incorporation of all these

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Literary Style in “The House of Bernarda Alba”: Reality and Poetry

Style in “The House of Bernarda Alba”: Reality and Poetry

To understand the style of “The House of Bernarda Alba,” we must examine the combination of two key elements: reality and poetry. Lorca integrates his poetic language into the characters’ speech, creating a colloquial language that feels real and spontaneous. The play seamlessly blends Lorca’s poetry with colloquialisms, Andalusian expressions, and even insults.

A) Language: A Symposium of Styles

1) Insults, Curses, and Threats

Examples include:

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