Baroque Lyric: Conceptismo, Culteranismo, and Key Authors
Baroque Lyric: Conceptismo and Culteranismo
The Baroque lyric was a literary movement developed in the 17th century, during Spain’s Golden Age. It pushed the expressive possibilities of language to reflect a complex and contradictory reality.
Key Trends in Baroque Lyric
- Conceptismo: This style emphasized the intricate relationship between expression and content, focusing primarily on the latter. Its most prominent representative was Francisco de Quevedo. Conceptismo made extensive use of stylistic
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat: Madness, Guilt, and Evil
The Black Cat: A Masterpiece of Psychological Horror
Edgar Allan Poe’s Literary Legacy
This text is a fragment of the famous story The Black Cat, a work by American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). It was published in The Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia in its issue of August 19, 1843. Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, critic, and journalist of the American Romantic movement. He is generally recognized as one of the universal masters of the short story, being one of the first practitioners
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Federico García Lorca: Life and Works
Federico García Lorca was born in Fuentevaqueros, Granada. He studied law, philosophy, and literature. In Madrid, he resided at the Residencia de Estudiantes, where he befriended many of Spain’s most important intellectuals. He actively participated in literary circles and met Jorge Guillén, among others, with whom he formed the Generation of 27, a group of poets who began writing around 1920 and shared common characteristics. They admired Góngora and adopted
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“Out of Africa” Theory and Pre-Columbian Empires
The most significant native empires arose in Central and South America, notably the Incas. Central America exhibited a more advanced level of development.
Pre-Columbian Cultural Areas
The most developed tribes, such as the Pueblo Indians, were located in the southwest and established settlements. (Hibas: religious spaces).
Viking Exploration
The Vikings were the first Europeans to settle in North America, 500 years before Columbus. Icelandic Sagas
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Theatrical Genres
Theatrical genre: Writings are intended to be performed, not read. They often lack direct dialogue and can be written in prose. Key elements include:
- Stage directions indicating character movements and feelings.
- Excerpts to convey characters’ thoughts, aiding reader comprehension.
Major Theatrical Subgenres
- Tragedy: Characters of high social class struggle against fate. Written in verse, often featuring mythological heroes.
- Comedy: Depicts everyday life with comic situations and happy
Catalan Literature Under Franco: Suppression and Resilience
Catalan Literature Under Franco
1. In early 1938, Minister of Interior Severiano Martinez Anido banned the public use of languages and dialects other than Spanish. Franco’s regime caused a complete break in linguistic standardization and cultural development.
The war’s end led to the extinction of republican institutions and the systematic elimination of cultural agencies. The post-war intellectual landscape was catastrophic. Catalan culture suffered an intense process of ‘espanyolització’ (Castilianization)
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