Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic Genres: A Comprehensive Look

Narrative Genre

Historically, the first signs of writing were in verse, and etopeyas were built as songs of chivalry. In modern times, the narrative genre par excellence is the novel. There are subgenres such as picaresque, chivalry, science fiction, and detective. Types include:

  • Short story (less complex)
  • Story (popular (oral tradition) or literary (written tradition))
  • Fable (starring animals, with a moral)

Elements of the Narrative

  • Narrator: Protagonist in the first person (subjective narrator), or
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Federico Garcia Lorca: Master of Poetry and Drama

Federico Garcia Lorca: A Master of Poetry and Drama

Poetry

Federico Garcia Lorca was a rigorous poet who wisely combined inspiration, knowledge of diverse authors and sources, and compositional technique. He converged his ability to learn and absorb all kinds of poetry, and the ability to customize and embrace all influences. Formally, his poetry appears united in its passion and perfection, the human and the pure aesthetic, the popular and the revered. He was attracted to traditional poetry, *cante

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Romanticism in Spain: Literature, Poetry, Theater, and Prose

Romanticism in Spain

Introduction: The 19th century in Europe began with a strong current of thought based on individual freedom, appreciation of nature, and the affirmation of nationalities against all forms of oppression. This was Romanticism. It achieved full victory in Spain and became a fundamental attitude towards life: the affirmation of self, freedom, rebellion, and the mysterious. Reason was replaced by the romantic spirit, with maximum values of freedom and feeling.

Features of Romanticism

  • The
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Spanish Poetry: From Modernism to the Generation of ’27

Early 20th Century: Modernism and Novecento

Spanish poetry followed similar steps to the novel: Modernism, Novecento, Avant-garde, and Rehumanization. The influence of Modernism is evident in the first decades of the century, not only in strictly Modernist authors like Manuel Machado but even in poets of the Noventaiochista movement.

Modernism is characterized by the use of aesthetic language, an elaborate and romantic attitude, and an evasion of reality. The most important poet of this stage is Antonio

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Mallorcan Poets: Alcover and Costa i Llobera

Antoni Maria Alcover (Palma 1854-1926)

In his literary career, decisive influence came from personal and family circumstances that were tragic. After the death of his first wife and, later, two of his sons, the Catalan language became the only instrument to express his pain. Poetry became a way of representing the memory of his loved ones. Misfortune made two of his children die on the same evening, one in Barcelona and one in Mallorca. Depressed by grief, he abandoned poetry.

Alcover wrote poems

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Pre-Romanesque Art in Spain: Visigothic and Asturian Styles

Pre-Romanesque Art in Spain: Visigothic and Asturian Periods

Visigothic Art (5th-8th Centuries)

Visigothic art in Spain, while influenced by Roman traditions, developed its own unique characteristics. One notable feature is its coarseness, a deliberate aesthetic choice. A defining element of Visigothic architecture is the horseshoe arch, an arch resembling a circle with approximately one-third removed. This arch, likely of Eastern origin, was employed extensively in their constructions.

Key examples

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