Understanding Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Literary Legacy
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in Aracataca, Colombia, in 1928. He belongs to a group of writers from the 1960s and combines his journalistic activity with writing short stories and novels. His literary summit was his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1982. The most significant elements of Latin American novels are:
- Real magic
- The incorporation of the subconscious
- Incorporation of a mythical-allegorical theme
- The presence of death
- The breakdown of linear time
- The
The Impact of the Renaissance on Italian Literature
The Renaissance in Italy originated from the rise to power of the bourgeoisie, generating a change in mentality based on individualism and a new value of property in more established territories. In the 14th century, we see the emergence of key figures such as Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, who stand as the architects of this transition. The Dolce Stil Novo during the first half of the 13th century reflects two poetic streams: the tradition of the Provençal troubadours and the Sicilian school,
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General Characteristics of Spanish Romanticism
Institutions established free education, Hegelian idealism, and the diffusion of the literary press. Then came Realism. The 18th century considered literature useful, but raw. The topic of “Art for Art’s Sake” emerged in the 19th century. Motifs were written not out of obligation. The likelihood is disregarded (evasion of worlds), nature is idealized, and raw individualism and habits (use of vernacularism) are present. The world of sentiments acquires
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Spanish Narrative: 1962 to the Present
A New Stage in Spanish Narrative (1962)
1962 marked a new stage in Spanish narrative. Time of Silence (Luis Martín-Santos) and The Time of the Hero (Mario Vargas Llosa) were published, coinciding with the boom of the Hispanic narrative. The renewal of novelistic creation is characterized by the following:
- Readers attending a new social scene confirmed the inefficiency of the economy.
- Literature became a weapon to transform the world.
- Disappointment with the social
Spanish Literature’s Generation of ’27: Poets and Key Works
Exceptional Promotion of Poets: The Second Golden Age of Spanish Literature
Generation of ’27: Key Characteristics
Dates: University education, fellowship, friendship, mutual influence, and progressive ideals.
Generation of ’27: The third centenary of the death of Góngora (pure poetry is praised).
Stages of Development
- Until 1929: Youth, avant-garde, tradition, and pure poetry.
- 1929-1936: Personal conflicts explored through surrealism; rehumanization, “committed or impure poetry.”
- 1939: Generational break-
Medieval Poetry: Troubadours to Ausias March
Medieval Poetry: From Troubadours to Ausias March
Throughout the 12th century, the first written testimonies of Romance languages appeared, proving the independence of each Romance territory from Latin. In medieval times, poetic compositions were inextricably linked to singing with musical accompaniment. The rhythms to which they were subjected to the imperatives of musical notation were still poorly defined. In the Iberian Peninsula, two traditions are known: the Mozarabic kharjas within the poetics
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