Popular and Court Poetry: Ballads, Romances, and Key Authors

Popular Poetry: Ballads and Romances

The romances and epic compositions were often arranged in verses to be sung or recited. These verses were octosyllabic with assonance rhyme pairs. They differ from ancient epics and were composed by individual authors.

The Ballad

The recopilación dl d fifteenth-century romances, both anonymous and old, are called romances from S.XVI dl. They can be of biblical and classical origin, recounting stories from the Old and New Testaments, tragic events like the Trojan

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Spanish Theater: Jardiel Poncela to Lorca’s Tragedies

Intellectual Humor in Theater

Jardiel Poncela: An author who plays with language and grotesque situations.

Miguel Mihura: A precursor of the theater of the absurd. Notable work: Three Top Hats.

Theater of the Generation of ’27

Three noteworthy facets:

  • Purification of poetic drama.
  • Incorporating cutting-edge forms.
  • Bringing theater to the people.

Key Figures of the Generation of ’27

Rafael Alberti: Avant-garde theater that moves toward compromise. Surrealist works include Man Uninhabited. On a Republican

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Spanish Literature: Application Letters to Contemporary Poetry

Letters and Theater

Application Letters: used for placing orders, request services… Letters of Transmittal Reports: often accompany checks, money, business documents. Letters of Complaint: express a complaint with a business transaction error or a professional decision or administration. Letters of Social Relations: relations between clients: greeting cards, invitations.

Comedy and Conservative Theater

Burgesa Comedy: It was created by Buenavente and Jacinto. It addresses transcendental problems

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Medieval Literature: Genres, Characteristics, and Key Works

Three Great Literary Genres

There are three major literary genres:

  • Epic or Narrative: A work in which an author tells the actions of characters.
  • Lyric: Characterized by the presence of a lyrical voice that expresses intimate feelings, with the intention of provoking emotions in the reader.
  • Dramatic: Works written to be represented on a stage, showing the actions and voices of the characters without the intervention of the author.

Medieval Mentality and Culture

Medieval society was theocratic and very

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Spanish Literature in the 15th Century: Key Authors & Trends

Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita

His work represents a departure from the purely religious focus, embracing earthly love and the joy of living. He employed humor and satire, challenging dogmatism. He wrote part of his poem while imprisoned for allegedly violating church laws by having a concubine.

Book of Good Love

The earliest surviving manuscript dates from 1330. Its structure includes a prologue, autobiographical elements (with Don Melon as a mask), exemplary narratives, satires, moral reflections,

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Culteranismo and Conceptismo: Spanish Baroque Poetry

Culteranismo and Conceptismo: Two Pillars of Spanish Baroque Poetry

Culteranismo

This current in Spanish Baroque poetry is characterized by its emphasis on elaborate and ornate language, known as “cultismos.” Its creator was Luis de Góngora. Key features include:

  • Extensive use of *cultismos* (words borrowed from Latin or Greek).
  • Latinized syntax.
  • Rich musicality.
  • Abundant use of rhetorical devices, especially metaphors.

Conceptismo

Conceptismo, in contrast, focuses on ingenious and surprising associations

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