Spanish Literature: 14th-15th Century Authors and Works
Don Juan Manuel
His most important work was The Count Lucanor. His fame consists of 51 stories, reasoning, 100 proverbs, sayings, and 80 more in a moral or doctrinal treatise.
The Count Lucanor
The author frames the stories in a fictional framework. This framework serves Don Juan Manuel in order to combine the various stories.
Structure of the Stories
- The narrator presents the count and his advisor, Lucanor Patronio.
- Narration.
- Patronio gives his advice in line with the teaching that follows the story.
Salvador Espriu and Vicent Andrés Estellés: Post-War Catalan Poetry
Salvador Espriu: A Literary Analysis
This text analyzes the work of Salvador Espriu, focusing on his fiction, drama, and poetry. After the war, secrecy became a characteristic to bypass censorship. The work of Salvador Espriu is unitary, incorporating myth and tradition precisely to express literary concerns and circumstances. His work is influenced by mythological readings and the Bible. The myth of Sinera is always present in his work and represents:
- The world of childhood lost in the Civil War
- His
Epic Poetry and Theater in Ancient Rome: A Literary Journey
Epic Poetry in Ancient Rome
The Epic is a literary manifestation that narrates events or heroic acts. Roman writers initially adapted and translated Greek models. Unlike other cultures, Latin epic poetry is the product of the mind of a poet trying to sublimate the cult origins of Rome and some representatives of Roman power. In most cultures, epic poetry began as spoken and sung, a fact that does not occur in the case of Latin epic poetry. It is always written in verse and uses a slow versification.
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The Middle Ages
The Christian church boasted great power and established the basic values of society: Theocentricism (God as the center of reality) and social hierarchy. In art, there are two major styles: Romanesque and Gothic.
Medieval Lyric
Its origin can be found in the Roman world. Lyric poetry expressed personal feelings and sensations and had to be sung. The author had to be a poet and singer.
- Minstrels: Composed songs in the vernacular about profane topics that were performed in front of a courtly
Spanish Literature: Modernism to Generation of ’27
Modernism and the Generation of ’98
Intimate feelings, melancholy, and evocative themes characterize Modernist aesthetics. The formal aspects are also crucial. In Campos de Castilla, there is more simplicity. This work collects the Generation of ’98’s reflections on national identity and descriptions of the Castilian landscape. Other poems reflect the loss of Leonor.
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán (1866-1936)
Born in Pontevedra, his ideological trajectory shifted from conservatism to Republicanism.
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The Brotherhoods of Speech and Galician Literature
The early 20th century brought significant social changes to Sao Paulo. This period saw agrarian claims for redemption and forums, leading to the decline of the nobility. In cities, an industrial and commercial bourgeoisie emerged, requiring manpower, which increased migration from rural areas to urban centers and gave rise to the proletariat. Emigration to America remained as intense as in the previous century.
From a literary perspective, we can
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