Languages and Dialects of Spain: A Linguistic Journey
Languages and Dialects of Spain
The Murcian Dialect
The Murcian dialect takes features of Valencian and Andalusian. The most characteristic features of Murcian are:
- Loss of intervocalic d, b, g: Kaéza for cabeza (head)
- Dealing with r and l when followed: Amal for amar (to love)
- Diminutive suffix -ico, -iqui becomes: paharíkio
The Canary Dialect
Canary traits are: “It has many similarities with the Andalusian: lisp, aspiration of the j, r and l confusion, etc.”
- Final consonants tend to disappear: arbo
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Romantic Drama, Realism, and Key Spanish Authors
Characteristics of Romantic Drama
Romantic drama is characterized by the following:
- Legendary themes: Chivalry and other legendary themes are common, always presented dramatically.
- Protagonist’s fate: The protagonist is marked by a strange and mysterious destiny, often boasting gallantry and cynicism.
- Atmosphere: Abundant sepulchral night scenes, challenges, and suicides.
- Rejection of classical rules: Rejection of the classical rules of the three unities (time, place, and action).
- Mixing of genres: A
Lyrical Poetry: Key Elements and Literary Devices
Genre: Lyrical Poetry
Elements of a Lyrical Creation
Lyrical Subject: A circumstance or being causing a certain mood in the poet.
Temple of Mind: The emotion or mood of the poet.
Reason Lyric: The concept or the idea present in a certain poetic composition. This idea or concept represents the most important message, usually being an abstract noun, such as sadness, love, loneliness, homesickness, anxiety, etc. In other words, it refers to the feeling that arises from mood and circumstance.
Lyric Speaker:
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The Metamorphosis: Character Evolution and Family
Gregor Samsa’s Transformation
Kafka’s characters often grapple with profound loneliness, devoid of the love and connection experienced by others. In *The Metamorphosis*, this isolation manifests in a cruel destiny: a sensitive man transforms into something repulsive, even to his own family. This is the fate of Gregor Samsa, who awakens to find himself transformed into an insect, retaining human qualities yet unable to communicate. This metamorphosis
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James Joyce: Father of Modernism
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) offers a distanced, selectively framed treatment of its subject. The central figure is Stephen Dedalus, whose name evokes the mythical Greek craftsman, serving as an image of the artist. “Fight” is a key motif throughout the novel.
Ulysses (1922) chronicles the events of a single day in the lives of two heroes. Incidents are elaborated, paralleled, and parodied, creating a comprehensive portrait of Dublin city. Leopold
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Generation of ’14
The Generation of ’14, or Noucentista school, occurred in the 1920s and had a different intellectual climate. It is characterized by:
- Intellectuals are usually academically trained.
- Attitude of Europeanist research.
- Awareness of the reality of the country.
Their method is based on rigor and high standards. They abandoned the passionate tone. The intellectuals were considered a select minority. This led to a kind of literature in which the intellectual and conceptual took precedence
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