Francisco de Quevedo: A Legacy in Baroque Poetry and Prose
Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645)
Life and Works
Francisco de Quevedo, a prominent figure in Spanish Baroque literature, excelled in both poetry and prose, mastering various forms and genres. His works seamlessly blend cultured and popular elements, incorporating serious tones and burlesque styles. Quevedo’s poetry reflects the characteristic Baroque contrast, with his lyrical works gravely exploring profound themes such as love, death, decay, disappointment, and the ephemeral nature of life. His burlesque
Read MoreLiterary Analysis: Gothic Themes, Lolita, and Postmodernism
The Monkey’s Paw, The Magi, The Open Window, Freaks, A Rose for Emily: We have been taught that everything logical must be true. This idea comes from the Era of Enlightenment, as they rejected God. Physics and math became a new light, a new direction to society. The problem is that math is an abstraction, math is in the human mind, therefore is only as real as God was. As once society was moved by mythology, then God came, and, in the same fashion, Darwin and mathematics came. We have always approached
Read MoreMastering the TOEFL: Speaking and Writing Sections
TOEFL Speaking Section
- Personal Choice: For this part, you have to state your opinion and provide two reasons (cases 1-3) or an advantage, a disadvantage, and your opinion (case 4).
- Paired Choice
- Multiple Choice
- Agree/Disagree
- Advantages/Disadvantages
Case 1-3
State your point:
- I agree/disagree with the idea… (3)
- While some may disagree, I believe that… (1, 2)
Transition to reasons: I feel this way for several reasons.
First reason: First, + example
Second reason: Second, + example
This is why I think so.
Read MorePost-War Spanish Theater: Trends and Evolution
Status of Theater: This genre faces constraints, being both literature and performance. It has been subject to the interests of producers who, catering to public taste, often avoid financial risks on aesthetically or ideologically advanced works. Consequently, a distinction arises between commercial theater, focused on entertainment, and theater with broader concerns. Innovative authors often face challenges in gaining recognition.
The Theater of the Post-War Era
The end of the war, along with the
Read MoreModernism and the Generation of ’98: A Literary Contrast
Modernism
Modernism manifests itself as a vital attitude and an eagerness for rebellion, renewing every field of life and artistic movement. Aesthetically, modernism relates to the bohemian world and the rejection of social and moral standards. It involves dropping the taste for provocation and contempt of mediocrity and vulgarity. Modernist literature curdles, especially in the lyrical and poetic prose genres, which shows a new poetic language and intimate themes. Among the Romantic modernist writers,
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