Archaic Greek Lyric Poetry: Elegy and Iambic Forms
Lyric poetry has its roots in papyrus texts, which were often fragmented. The reader must participate in the creation of the story when there are gaps. This fragmentation is so important that it even comes to writing poetry. Lyric poetry is associated with music and even dancing. Although in some respects it is heir to the epic, it has some unique characteristics. Different genders use different dialects. The different types are the elegy and iamb, the Homeric poems, and choral lyrics.
Elegy and
Read MoreAntonio Machado: Life, Poetry, and Legacy
Antonio Machado: A Life in Verse
Biographical Data
Antonio Machado was born in Seville in 1875. At the age of eight, he moved with his family to Madrid and was educated at the *Institución Libre de Enseñanza*. He was the brother of the poet Manuel Machado. He worked as a French professor at the Institute of Soria. In 1909, he married Leonor Izquierdo, a 16-year-old girl who tragically died three years later. This event deeply affected Machado, leading him to leave Soria and seek teaching positions
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The Origin of Roman Theater and its Hellenistic Influence
The origin of theater performances and dramatic arts is linked to the Hellenistic culture of the Roman generals after the First Punic War, with the presence of Roman troops in southern Italy and Sicily, i.e., not belonging to the Hellenistic period. The first performances are attributed to Livius Andronicus, who was entrusted with the staging of a tragedy and a comedy from the Greek to celebrate the Ludi Romani at the end of the First Punic
Read MoreGalician Theatre, Poetry, and Prose (1900-1976)
20th Century Galician Theatre
Galician theatre in the 20th century can be divided into several key phases:
- Regional Theatre: Aimed to stimulate Galician dramatists, address working-class exploitation, and challenge romantic ideals. Key figures include Luis Freire.
- Theatre of Brotherhoods: Founded the Conservatory of Galician Art, promoting the Galician language. Three ideological currents emerged: conservative, social-historical, and avant-garde. Notable figures include Antón Vilar Ponte, Dantas,
Spanish Poets of the Generation of ’27: A Literary Movement
The Generation of ’27: A Defining Literary Movement
The Poets and Their Formation
The group of poets formed by Pedro Salinas, Jorge Guillén, Gerardo Diego, Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Dámaso Alonso, Luis Cernuda, Vicente Aleixandre, Manuel Altolaguirre, and Emilio Prados is known as the “Generation of ’27.” Some critics prefer to call it the “Poetic Group of ’27” due to their strong individualities. These writers often met at the Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid. In 1927, they participated
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Post-Spanish Civil War Theater
1. The Theater in the 1940s and 1950s
The Spanish Civil War’s impact on theatrical genres was tremendous. Authors like Miert, along with exile and increased commercial and ideological pressures, explored human poverty’s effects on theater from 1939 onward.
1.1 The Theater of the 1940s
The theater was conditioned by the bourgeois society of the time. It represented a fake reality, was outdated, and neglected formal experimentation. The main play types were:
- Comic theater,