Poetic Themes in Miguel Hernández: Nature, Love, Life, and Death
Poetic Themes of Miguel Hernández
Nature
Miguel Hernández (MH) was born in a rural Mediterranean environment. He lived in nature and was a great connoisseur and lover of flora. Wildlife and nature appear in many forms in his first four stages. As an adolescent and young artist, real nature shaped the character of his verses. He presents two different concepts:
- Nature connected to God: Nature is a symbol of purity and divinity.
- Nature-invention of language: Pure poetry. This appears in his first book,
Spanish Theater: Early 20th Century to 1939
Introduction
The Spanish theater of the first half of the twentieth century, apart from the work of Valle-Inclán and Lorca, has been viewed by critics unfavorably. Overall, despite the glut of nominal authors and trends, there was a belief that the Spanish scene was going through a period of decline. The Spanish dramatists of the time seemed unaware of developments elsewhere in Europe.
The theater is a literary genre that is a bit special, as it needs to be represented by actors and an audience to
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Post-Baroque Poetry
Grown in the first half of the eighteenth century, the imitation of Góngora and Quevedo in the formal and the thematic.
Authors: Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo, Eugenio Gerardo Lobo, Antonio Porcel.
Neoclassical Poetry
Search for neoclassical clarity and usefulness; follows the approaches of the Poetics of Ignatius Luzán.
Major Trends
- Rococo Poetry. Composition feature: Anacreon. Authors: J. Scaffold, T. Gonzalez, JP Oven and J. Meléndez Valdés.
- Philosophical Poetry. Useful poetry,
Argumentation and Characterization in Literature
Types of Arguments
Here are some common types of arguments used in rhetoric and literature:
- Argument from Authority: This argument builds on what was said or written by an authority on the subject.
- Argument a fortiori: This relies on the power of reason in what one proposes.
- Argument ad populum: This uses sentiments emanating from concepts such as parental, family, religion, etc.
- Argument ad judicium: This uses an appeal to common sense.
- Logical Arguments: These follow a structure like “if p then q” (
Spanish Theater After 1939: Trends and Key Playwrights
Spanish Theater After 1939
The postwar theater served two functions: to entertain audiences seeking entertainment and to transmit ideology.
After the war, the Falange and the Church established a tight grip on new works and repertoires. This phenomenon, therefore, developed self-censorship among playwrights.
Theater in Exile
- Alberti, before and after the Civil War, wrote political theater. In The Eyesore, he raises the issue of intolerance of power.
- Max Aub: San Juan was published in 1942. The book presents
Roman Oratory and Rhetoric: From Cicero to Quintilian
**Oratory and Rhetoric in Ancient Rome**
Eloquence has been regarded as a manifestation of the original Roman genius. The word had an important role, as parliamentary debates could not be driven, and were dominated by men who were not telling. Oratory was a very valuable tool to influence public opinion in the political fight.
Rhetoric was born in Greece around the 5th century BC as a technical systematization of stylistic procedures for the speaker’s exposition. It came to Rome in the middle of the
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