Narrative of the Renaissance and Cervantes
Narrative Renaissance
The Renaissance world intended to reconcile the old and the new, to achieve its main function for the reader. Renaissance models include noble Byzantine adventures and pastoral novels.
Renaissance Models
Noble Byzantine Adventures
This subgenre attracted great Renaissance figures. Its adventures were related in exotic cities. These cities were more believable than those of the chivalric novel.
Pastoral Novel
Some shepherds in an idealized pastoral setting travel through space narrating
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Don Quixote
Characters
Don Quixote
Tall, thin, with a long beard, Don Quixote is a noble knight with a vivid imagination and unwavering belief in chivalry. In Chapter XII of Part 2, he demonstrates his compassionate nature by comforting another gentleman. Throughout the novel, Don Quixote’s “madness” is not always apparent. For example, in Chapter XII of Part 2, he engages in intelligent and cultured discussions about life and death.
Sancho Panza
Short and plump, Sancho Panza is a farmer who has become
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Post-War Spanish Literature
Jaime Gil de Biedma (1929-1990)
In his later years, he sought new ways of free verse in Moral Poems (1968) and While People Go and Come Back (1970). A poet of the School of Barcelona, Jaime Gil de Biedma is a clear representative of the poetic renewal that occurred in early 1960s poetry. His work focuses on the exploration of personal experiences to develop, from the anecdotal, moral, or intimate reflection, and offers a disenchanted picture of the bourgeois world to which
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Realism
Realist authors in the second half of the nineteenth century intended to reflect reality with an objective intention. Realistic literature has these characteristics:
- Observation of Reality: Authors followed a rigorous method of analyzing contemporary everyday life to achieve an accurate and credible portrait of the social environment around them (settings and characters). They pretended that their writing was a mirror of life.
- Social Portrait: Writers conducted realistic descriptions of different
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Realism
Historical Context
Ideological Aspect
Promoted by the French philosopher Auguste Comte, positivism emphasized observation and data analysis, leading to scientific breakthroughs in fields like medicine. This emphasis on scientific inquiry influenced literature, as novelists began to depict characters with greater physiological and psychological detail. Darwin’s theories of evolution and Mendel’s work on genetics further shaped literary realism, prompting authors to explore how heredity and
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