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
Read MoreRomance 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
Read MoreCastilian 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
Read MoreLiterary 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:
Read MoreSituational Varieties of Records: Formal, Informal, Jargon
Situational Varieties of Records
Records refer to the different ways of expressing oneself, chosen based on specific circumstances. These circumstances relate to the degree of formality, the subject matter, and often the channel of communication (oral or written).
Formal Register
A formal register is used in situations governed by social conventions, such as reports, oral and written statements, etc. From a linguistic point of view, it features:
- Complex sentences
- No shortened words or expressions
- Precise,
Civil War Impact on American Literature & Realism
Responses to the War: Idealism
In Concord, Massachusetts, home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and many other intellectual leaders of the nation, army volunteers met in 1861 at the bridge that Emerson had immortalized in “Concord Hymn,” his famous poem about the beginning of the American Revolution.
The War in Literature
- Ernest Hemingway went to war intending to return with the material for novels.
- Few major American writers saw the Civil War firsthand.
- Emerson was in