Tomás Morales: Canarian Modernist Poet and His Legacy
Tomás Morales: A Canarian Modernist Poet
Tomás Morales Castilian (October 10, 1884, Moya, Las Palmas – August 15, 1921, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) was a Spanish poet, a leader of insular lyrical modernism, and the initiator of modern Canarian poetry. He is considered one of the leading poets of Spanish modernism. Author of Roses of Hercules, his work is highlighted by the poem Ode to the Atlantic.
Early Life and Education
In 1893, Morales began his primary studies at the Colegio de San Agustín,
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Features of Petrarchan Poetry
Topics
The medieval concept of courtly love.
Classical Resources
Incorporates many reasons, similes, comparisons, expressions, allegorical allusions, classical myths, etc.
Expression of Feeling
Petrarch is a poet who manages to give life to a wide range of feelings (sadness, jealousy, suffering, etc.).
Language
Intelligence, inspiration, and ingenuity of the poet in verse form are constructed of clear, polished, transparent language, full of imagery.
Poetic Figures
Metaphor,
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Postwar Poetry
The Civil War, the beginning of the Franco dictatorship, and the exile of many Spanish people, including many intellectuals, interrupted the natural evolution of culture and Spanish literature. In a postwar period reduced by the lack of freedom and a society surrounded by poverty and hunger, poetry and literature undertook a difficult path between 1939 and 1950.
Only two approaches seemed possible: either approve the new situation or reflect the hopelessness in the present and the future,
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Garcilaso de la Vega
Themes
- The Petrarchan Conception of Love: This is in the tradition of an impossible love inspired by his beloved. When Garcilaso describes the woman he loves, he always represents the Petrarchan ideal.
- Idealized Nature, Refined and Harmonious: A desire to escape courtly life and a longing for rest and peace, leading to the description of fresh meadows, rivers, etc.
- Mythology: Garcilaso recreates myths that combine love, despair, and death.
Style
Serene and simple, without artifice,
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Spanish Novel After the Civil War
The Falangist Novel
In the immediate post-war period, we have to talk about the novel with Falangist ideology, similar to rooted poetry. The novelists are young Falangists, consistent with the regime that was victorious in the war. They want to record the victory as a historic event. Rafael Sánchez Mazas and Tomás Borrás can be mentioned.
The Existentialist Novel
The existentialist novel merely expresses the conscience of the individual character or his story in
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Theater From 1939
Introduction: The theater scene was heavily influenced by the Franco regime. Censorship affected not only the text but could also lead to the suspension of a performance at any time. 1939 saw the resurgence of attempts at symbolic-poetic genres, romantic comedies, and tearjerkers in the style of Adolfo Torrado. The traditional court order was elusive, with witty, superficial bourgeois environments and elegant dialogues. Variants included ideological drama (Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena,
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