Spanish Post-War Literary Trends: Theatre and Novel

Spanish Post-War Theatre

Theatre in Exile and Early Post-War

Exile Theatre: Diversity and Themes

Theatre in exile showcased diverse achievements, styles, and tendencies. Key figures include Max Aub (known for his novelistic theatre, often exploring the human inability to understand, as seen in Dying to Close Your Eyes), Alejandro Casona (The Lady of Alba), and Rafael Alberti (The Scarecrow).

Post-War Theatre: Three Subgenres

Bourgeois Comedy and Creative Humor

Post-war theatre developed into three subgenres.

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20th Century Spanish Theater: Realism, Avant-Garde, and Innovation

Early 20th Century Theater: Realism and Renewal

At the beginning of the 20th century, the predominant trend in drama was **realistic and naturalistic theater**. This was the most commercial form of theater, aiming to reflect the social reality of the moment. The characteristics of this stage included:

  • Sets that created the illusion of reality for the viewer.
  • Actors embodying characters as if they were real individuals.
  • The audience forgetting they were in a theater.

During the first decades of this century,

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Classical Mythology & Philosophical Thought: Key Figures & Myths

Classical Mythology and Philosophical Thought

Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of Psychoanalysis

Sigmund Schlomo Freud, born May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, and who died September 23, 1939, in London, was an Austrian neurologist and physician. He is widely recognized as the creator and principal exponent of psychoanalysis.

Addressing concepts like the Oedipus complex, which describes a child’s sexual attraction to the parent of the opposite sex, Freud’s theories (and later interpretations like the Electra complex)

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Spanish Literary Movements: Novecento, Avant-Garde, Gen ’27

20th Century Spanish Literary Movements

Novecento: Intellectual & Poetic Renewal

This movement is notable for its contributions to the essay, novel, and poetry:

  • Essay: José Ortega y Gasset, with a clear and careful style, addresses various topics in his writings, such as culture, art, and daily life.
  • Novel: Ramón Pérez de Ayala.
  • Poetry: Juan Ramón Jiménez, whose work evolves from the intimacy found in Arias Tristes to the naked poetry of Diario de un poeta recién casado. His poetry evolves
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Mario Vargas Llosa: Creative Process, Major Themes, and Narrative Devices

An author’s novel writing process begins with a daydream, a kind of speculation about a character or a certain situation, something that just occasionally happens in the mind. Then, I start taking notes, chipping away at ideas. First, I create a general outline of the story, then change it completely. After that, I start to write, composing very quickly, almost without stopping, without any concern for style or repeating episodes. I think what I like is not to write and rewrite, cut, or edit. The

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Don Juan Tenorio: Plot, Characters, and Literary Analysis

Don Juan Tenorio: Plot Summary

Part One: The Bet and Betrayal

Don Luis Mejía had lost the bet he made with Don Juan Tenorio a year ago. When they meet to see who has lost, Don Juan bets Don Luis that he will seduce his fiancée, Doña Ana de Pantoja, and also conquer a novice.

Commander Don Gonzalo de Ulloa, father of Doña Inés (who was to marry Don Juan), undoes the marriage upon learning of Don Juan’s challenge.

Don Juan swears to Don Gonzalo that he will abduct his daughter, who is in a convent

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