Spanish Theater: From Medieval Times to the Baroque Era
Medieval Drama
Characteristics
- Performed in temples, streets, and squares.
- Religious theater was performed by civilians, primarily during Christmas and Easter.
- Originated from liturgical chants and tropes.
Secular Theater
- Momos
- Snacks
Manifestations
- Auto de los Reyes Magos
- Fiestas de Epifanía
- Misterios
Renaissance Theater
Characteristics
- Performed in churches, squares, halls, universities, and later in the late 16th century, in corrales de comedias.
Principal Tendencies
- Religious
- Italianate Classicism
- Nationalism
- Popular
Baroque Poetry and Prose: Characteristics, Authors, and Works
Baroque Poetry
Issues and Trends
Love Poetry
Continues the Renaissance poetic idea of pained love expression through thwarted love. The survival of Petrarchist images and physical descriptions of the beloved.
Philosophical and Moral Poetry
Marked by prevailing pessimism and disappointment. Explores the contrast between reality and appearance, the transience of life, consciousness of death, etc. Recovers Stoic ideas and the need for a virtuous life.
Religious Poetry
Predominantly celebratory poetry, also
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1. Chapter
Macondo was a village of José Arcadio Buendía, a resident with great imagination, married Ursula Iguarán, who used to buy inventions to Melquiades, the ringleader of a group of Gypsies who appeared once a year novelty gadgets. Among the items he bought were a magnet to search for gold , a magnifying glass to which he intended to give military applications, maps and navigational instruments Portuguese. Most of his experiments were frustrated as a result undertook an expedition to meet
Baroque Literature: Crisis and Disillusionment
Baroque Poetry: Crisis and Disillusionment
Baroque poetry reflects the era’s prevailing sense of disappointment, crisis, and the diversity of motives.
Issues and Trends:
- Love Poetry: Continuing the Renaissance tradition, love poetry expresses the pain of unrequited love. It draws upon Petrarchan imagery and themes of thwarted love and physical descriptions of the beloved.
- Philosophical and Moral Poetry: This genre reflects the pessimism and disillusionment of the era, exploring themes of reality versus
20th Century Latin American Literature: A Comprehensive Guide
20th Century Latin American Literature
American Novel – First Third of the 20th Century
This first part of the century is characterized by the continuity of the realistic style. It is a peculiar realism that can be classified by these themes:
- The Regional Novel: J.E. Rivera (The Vortex), R. Gallegos (Doña Barbara), R. Güiraldes (Don Segundo Sombra).
- The Social Novel: A. Arguedas (Raza de Bronce), J. Icaza (Huasipungo) and C. Alegría (The World is Wide and Strange).
- The Novel of the Mexican Revolution:
Spanish Literature from Middle Ages to Renaissance
Spanish Literature: Middle Ages and Renaissance
Middle Ages
Mean Age
Gonzalo de Berceo
The first important writer. His most important work is Miracles of Our Lady. These include 25 short stories.
Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita
His major work is The Book of Good Love, situated between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Its purpose is to criticize some social defects in an entertaining and fun way.
The Mester of Clergy
- Clergymen were not only meant to be “religious” but also men of letters.
- The works of the