Spanish Literature of the 14th and 15th Centuries: A Comprehensive Overview
Spanish Literature of the 14th and 15th Centuries
Introduction
This document provides an overview of various aspects of Spanish literature during the 14th and 15th centuries, encompassing diverse genres and influential authors.
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20th-Century Spanish Poetry
Poetry Between Modernism and the Generation of ’27
Among the poetry of Modernism, the Generation of ’98, and the Generation of ’27 are several noteworthy, though secondary, figures. These include José Moreno Villa and, above all, León Felipe, with his colloquial and emotionally charged poetry.
However, the poetry of these years is dominated by the work of Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958, Nobel Prize in 1956). It is challenging to categorize him within a specific movement,
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Vanguard and Generation of ’27
Tradition and 27: In the following authors, tradition, popularity, and tragic strength unite. These authors were more marked by war and the Civil War. Lorca and Hernandez died at early ages, while Alberti was exiled.
Gerardo Diego
Gerardo Diego was born in Santander and was a professor at the Instituto. He won the National Literature Award and the Cervantes Prize. He died in Spain and never went into exile. Diego masterfully alternated between traditional poetry and avant-
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The Renewal of Modernist Language
Modernist language entails a renewal of lexical exclusivity. Brilliant and showy sensory nouns refer to a noble, ideal world, and a dazzling ornamental style evokes ideal language, sensations, and states of mind. The verses used metric alejandrinos and libre.
Themes
- Ideal of beauty and harmony
- Search for love
- Dreams
- Escape from the everyday world
- The origin of American peoples
- Cosmopolitanism
- Loneliness
Rubén Darío
Rubén Darío was born in Nicaragua. At 14 years old, he
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La Celestina
Publication, Author, and Title
First published in Madrid in 1499, La Celestina, originally titled Comedy of Calisto and Melibea, consists of 16 acts. New editions emerged, evolving the title and structure:
- 1502: Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea (21 acts)
- 20 years later: Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea, Old Whore, and Celestina
- 1569: La Celestina
Fernando de Rojas
Fernando de Rojas, the author, was born between 1470 and 1475 in Puebla de Montalbán, Spain. He studied Humanities in Salamanca
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20th Century Spanish Poetry
Literary Currents in the Late 20th Century
In the latter half of the twentieth century, Marxism and the Frankfurt School continued to influence many writers. Existentialism, with thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, explored the absurdity of existence and the failures of humanism. The early 1980s saw the rise of postmodern thought (Vattimo and Lyotard), challenging the rationalist projects of previous decades. This era also witnessed the emergence of feminist,
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