Romanticism and Galician Revival: Key Concepts & Figures
Romanticism and Renaissance
Romanticism, Renaissance: XVII Finals in Germany
Author: Goretti, with works inspired by Werther, love of nature, feelings, and moods expressed through nature.
Faust: A man who sells his soul to the devil to live forever.
In 1850, the Romantic era ends, but in Spain, it continues until 1870.
Features of Romanticism
- It is a reaction against the rationalism of the eighteenth century.
- Supremacy of feelings; the self is the center of subjectivity.
- Importance of originality over classical
Catalan Theater: Pedrolo, Benet i Jornet – Freedom and Innovation
LOBR Liaison: Manuel de Pedrolo
Manuel de Pedrolo is one of the most prolific and diverse figures in contemporary Catalan literature. Pedrolo explored virtually all literary genres, addressing a variety of themes and employing diverse narrative techniques. His ambitious project demonstrates a willingness to engage with all genres and themes within the novel, and also reflects an effort to introduce technical innovations of the 20th century into Catalan narrative. He wrote detective novels (The Tail
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Realism and Naturalism in Literature
Realism is characterized by:
- Focus: Focuses on the bourgeoisie.
- Objectivity: A tracing of reality.
- Style: Simple and clear prose that reflects each class.
- Criticism: Criticizes society, portraying the bourgeoisie as opportunistic and greedy.
- Painting Details: Focused on the environment and characters.
- Environments and customs: Aims to reproduce society, focusing on the middle and lower classes.
- Characters: Characters are analyzed in depth.
Naturalism is the evolution
Read MoreLanguage Unity, Variety, and Oral Communication
Unity and Variety in Language
A historical language is a language that exists up to a specific point in time and is identified as such by its speakers, distinguishing it from other languages. Each historical language comprises a set of functional languages, which invariably exhibit differences.
Diatopic Varieties
Diatopic varieties refer to the geographical variations within a language, manifested across the areas where it is spoken. In Castilian Spanish, several dialects can be distinguished:
- Within
18th-Century Spanish Literature: Trends and Authors
Social Background: 18th Century in Spain
Trends in Literature
Poetry (Anacreontic, Pastoral, and Fable). Authors and trends in the second half imposed Neoclassical or illustrated poetry. There are two schools of poetry: Salamanca (Cadalso, Jovellanos, and Meléndez Valdés) and Madrid (Nicolás and Leandro Fernández de Moratín).
- José Cadalso cultivated all literary genres; he published his poems under the title Pastimes of My Youth. His sonnets noted the power of time and renounce love.
- Gaspar Melchor
Oroonoko’s Otherness: A Study of Aphra Behn’s Novel
7. ENCOUNTERS WITH THE OTHER IN OROONOKO
Oroonoko’s Otherness: A Study of Aphra Behn’s Novel
This essay aims to explore the ways in which Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko develops the concept of “the other” through the depiction both mental and physical of its main character, Oroonoko.
First and foremost, it is important to be aware of the context in which this piece of work was written. Oroonoko is set in the 17th century, a time in which British domination and colonization had a massive impact on the
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