Literary Resources and Genres
Phonic Resources
Alliteration
Repetition of syllables or phonemes in several words.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration that plays a sound of nature.
Paronomasia
Slight phonetic modification with different meanings.
Calambur
Identical sound of words with different meanings.
Morpho-Syntactic Resources
Anaphora
Repetition of one or more words at the beginning of successive verses or sets.
Epiphora
Repetition of a word at the end of several verses or sets.
Anadiplosis
Last element of a group of words repeated at the beginning
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Medieval Literature: From Oral Tradition to Written Word
The Composition of Medieval Works
Medieval literature aimed to captivate the audience’s imagination and ensure understanding, relying heavily on auditory memory. This resulted in a degree of instability, particularly in genres like poetry, fiction, bestiaries, lapidaries, travelogues, and even guides for virtuous living.
Oral and Written Phenomena
Orality and writing served as cultural communication technologies. This period witnessed a growing
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Latin American Avant-Garde
A Break with Tradition
The avant-garde in Latin America represented a break from the harmonious and formal rhetoric of the movement initiated by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío. These vanguards expressed a need to represent national cultures by returning to their own traditions.
Europe and Latin America: Identity and Difference
Various “isms” originated in different countries: Futurism in Italy, Dadaism in Switzerland, Expressionism in Germany, Surrealism in France, and Imagism
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The Middle Ages
The concept of the Middle Ages, spanning from the fall of the Roman Empire to the fall of Constantinople, was established by 17th-century historians. During this millennium, European and Mediterranean civilizations experienced both cultural decline and moments of glory.
Early and High Middle Ages
Following the Roman Empire’s decline, the Early Middle Ages began. This period saw the gradual assimilation of Latin culture by Germanic peoples and the East-West schism. The Christian Church
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Spanish Post-War Theatre
Introduction
The dramatic rise of the previous period declined due to interest in other shows. Post-war theatre is torn between evading painful reality or compromising by reporting the situation. Censorship hindered representations, and companies were unwilling to break the mold. Authors often lived in exile. Theatre slowly reemerged from universities, where independent companies and theatres gained importance during the post-war period.
The 1940s and 1950s
Successful works
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1. The Avant-Garde Movements
Vanguardist Movements in Europe
Between the two World Wars, various revolutionary artistic and aesthetic movements emerged in Europe, known as the avant-garde movements. The most important avant-garde movement in France was Surrealism.
Surrealism
Emerging with André Breton’s publication of the Surrealist Manifesto, this movement sought to look beyond reality and logic. Surrealist writers often employed automatic writing techniques in their poetry, aiming to explore free
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