Marriage Evolution: Restoration to 18th Century Perspectives

Marriage in the Restoration and 18th Century

This essay discusses the evolution of marriage during the Restoration and the 18th century, focusing on the views of key authors.

17th Century Marriage: Male Dominance

In the 17th century, church sermons and conduct books emphasized male dominance. Women were advised to endure mistreatment patiently, with marriage serving primarily the man’s needs.

John Milton’s Challenge to Traditional Marriage

John Milton, in 1643, challenged this view, advocating for “mutual

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Pio Baroja and Valle-Inclan: Spanish Literature

Pio Baroja

He is the author of many novels. He ordered much of his abundant production of novels in various trilogies. The most significant titles are the trilogy The Struggle for Life, Shanti Andia’s Concerns, and The Tree of Knowledge.

The Struggle for Life

In this trilogy, the author narrates the adventures and offers us a vision of society and the environments in Madrid of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its pages constitute a true sociological and political witness of the time.

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Spanish Civil War Narrative: Postwar Trends to Present

In the long period from the immediate postwar period to the present, the narrative has undergone several stages, similar in some ways and in certain aspects to the development of opera and drama. One could say that throughout this long phase, the dominant aesthetic trend, albeit with different proposals and objectives, was realism.

Main Guidelines

The main thrusts of the narrative in the postwar period to the present are as follows:

  • During the Civil War

    In these years, there was a novel characterized

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Poetry in the 16th Century: A Transformation of Literary Genres

Historical Changes of Literary Genres: Poetry in the 16th Century

The poetry of this century has been routinely presented as a clash between traditional poets, who remained faithful to the poetic models of song literature, and new Italianate poets seeking to introduce the sensitivity, themes, and forms of Renaissance poetry *winning* in Italy. While it is true that this opposition exists, it must be understood within the enormous diversity of poetry of the period. There are authors found halfway

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Modernist Fiction: Inner Life, Narrative Voice, and Relativism

Modernist Fiction: A Shift in Focus

Modernist novels emphasize the inner life, reducing external action. Events often feel incomplete, reflecting a sense of irony and a rejection of traditional plot-driven narratives. The focus shifts to consciousness and the subconscious, diminishing the importance of external events. Instead, we find introspective analysis, reflections, allusions, evocations, suggestions, and dreams. This change necessitates a new approach to time, often presented as a stream of

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Miguel Hernández: Poetry, War, and Social Commitment

Miguel Hernández: A Poet of the People

(Continued from pictures and symbols in the poetry of MH)

Some of his poems reveal a full sexual relationship, there are critical elements that do not identify with Josefina Manresa, but a fleeting relationship that MH had. Village Wind exemplifies what is considered poetry of war. In this book, the poet shows a displacement of self to others. The eye of the poet becomes solidarity towards those who suffer. Some poems are like a child’s Hai Yuntero. The contrast

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