The Generation of ’27: A Literary Constellation
Introduction
The Generation of ’27 was a group of Spanish poets, novelists, essayists, and playwrights who emerged in the 1920s. The group’s name derives from the year 1927, when several of its members participated in a tribute to the poet Luis de Góngora.
Members
The core members of the Generation of ’27 included:
- Jorge Guillén
- Pedro Salinas
- Rafael Alberti
- Federico García Lorca
- Dámaso Alonso
- Gerardo Diego
- Luis Cernuda
- Vicente Aleixandre
- Manuel Altolaguirre
- Emilio Prados
Other Notable Figures
In addition to
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Eighteenth-Century Spanish Literature
Introduction
The literary establishment of the 18th century did not achieve the brilliance of the previous century’s Baroque style, which continued to be imitated with great success. However, the influence of Enlightenment thinking and Neoclassicism signified the renewal of literary language and the rise of the essay. At the end of the century, pre-Romantic sensibility emerged in illustrated environments.
Periods
There are three distinct periods in 18th-century
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Eighteenth-Century Spanish Literature
Introduction
The literary establishment of the 18th century did not achieve the brilliance of the previous century’s Baroque style, which continued to be imitated with great success. However, the influence of Enlightenment thinking and Neoclassicism signified the renewal of literary language and the rise of the essay. At the end of the century, pre-Romantic sensibility emerged in illustrated environments.
Periods
There are three distinct periods in 18th-century
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Declensions
Declension refers to the set of forms a word can take to express different syntactic functions.
1st Declension (Nominative in -a)
- Mostly feminine nouns, with some masculine exceptions (e.g., agricola, nauta, poeta).
- Some nouns have different forms in singular and plural (e.g., littera/ae).
2nd Declension (Nominative in -us, -er, -um)
- -us: Mostly masculine nouns, with some feminine exceptions (e.g., tree names, city names).
- Three neuter nouns: pelagus, vulgus, virus.
- -er: Always masculine.
- -um:
Latin Grammar and Linguistics Overview
Latin Grammar
Cases and Their Functions
Latin nouns have six cases, each with specific functions:
- Nominative: Subject, attribute
- Vocative: Interpellation
- Accusative: Direct object
- Genitive: Possession, association
- Dative: Indirect object
- Ablative: Circumstance, manner, means
Declensions
Latin nouns are grouped into five declensions based on their endings and grammatical gender. Each declension has a specific set of endings for singular and plural forms in each case.
Examples:
- 1st Declension: -a, -ae (feminine)
Latin American Novel
The twentieth century Latin American novel opens in the Latin American novel of manners with a novel inherited from the nineteenth century, without any attempt at formal innovation.
From the 40’s begin the first attempts to renew the aesthetic of the novel exploring what is specifically American and while leaving influenced by the avant-garde European movements, especially Surrealism. The world is wide and outside of Ciro Alegria, in showing the peculiar psychology of the Indians expelled from