Luces de Bohemia: A Grotesque Look at Spain’s Degradation
The Theatre of Valle-Inclán: Luces de Bohemia
Evolution of his Play
We can distinguish four stages in the evolution of Valle-Inclán’s play:
Theatre Poetic
This is his first stage, and it deals with realistic themes. It is refined to an almost ridiculous degree and close to the modernist style of the era. Works from this period include The Marquis de Bradomin or Wilderness of Souls.
Theatre and Mythic Rural Environment
Represented by the trilogy of The Comedy Barbarian, this stage is set in a mythical
Read MorePre-Renaissance and Romantic Literature in Spain
Pre-Renaissance
Narrative
Romances
Ballads: Anonymous compositions of popular broadcast by minstrels.
Romance: Manifestation of the most important traditional folk poetry.
Old ballads: Romance set of compounds in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
New romances: Romances written by poets educated in the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
Source: Considered that are closely linked to the epics and the epic.
Metrics: Compositions of varying length formed by eight syllable verse with the same rhyme and
Read MoreNoucentisme, Avant-Garde, and Generation of ’27 in Spanish Literature
Noucentisme and the Avant-Garde in Spain (1910-1936)
Noucentisme
Origins and Development
Between 1910 and 1936, various literary movements coexisted in Spain: Noucentisme, the Avant-Garde, and the Generation of ’27. Noucentisme emerged as a reaction against the perceived emotionalism and subjectivity of 19th-century art and the preceding generation of writers. This group of liberal intellectuals, also known as the Generation of 1914, sought to modernize Spanish society and integrate it with European
Read MoreSpanish Literature 1940-1970: Poetry, Narrative, and Theater
Spanish Literature (1940-1970)
Poetry (1940-1970)
The Lyric (1940-1970)
Deeply influenced by Spain’s historical context, this period saw the rise of prominent poets like Miguel Hernández. Considered one of the best poets of the 20th century, Hernández’s work includes Experts on Moons, The Ray that Continues (sonnets on tragic love), Wind of the People and The Man Lurking (social and civic poetry), and Songs and Ballads of Absence (loss and grief).
The Forties
- Garcilaso (1943-1946): Imitating Garcilaso
Analysis of Catalan Civil War Poetry
In Mallorca, during the Civil War
External structure:
a poem written in Mallorca during the Civil War, by Bartolomé Rosselló Pòrcel, was written in 1937 when Mallorca to Barcelona was in the hands fascists. It belongs to the modernist movement (…..) life guy (….)
Internal structure:
consists of the first two stanzas of verse
17 and the second of two verses. The first eight verses are octosíl · labs, 9 and 13 are Alexandrians and the rest decasíl · labs. No rhyme. In the first part until
Modernism and the Generation of ’98: A Poetic Revolution
Unit 8: The Poetry of Modernism
Introduction
Modernism revolutionized poetry’s language, synthesizing Parnassianism and Symbolism. This creative force, introduced by Rubén Darío, sought absolute beauty as an escape from everyday reality. The movement exhibits several key characteristics:
- Discomfort with society and a preference for solitude
- Exploration of intimacy and a detachment from daily life
- Anti-bourgeois, anti-realist, and anti-vulgar sentiments
- Cultivation of aristocratic, elegant, and cosmopolitan