Spanish Renaissance Literature
Italianate Lyric Poetry
Juan Boscan introduced Italian literary trends in Spanish poetry. He and his friend Garcilaso embraced these trends, and the latter is credited with performing the poetic revolution.
Characteristics of Italianate Lyric
Influences on New Poetry
Petrarca: Love for him goes beyond everything, and the woman is an attraction that leads you to paradise.
Baldassare Castiglione: Author of The Courtier (ideal man of the time).
Metric Forms
- Hendecasyllables and seven-syllable verses.
- New stanzas
Federico García Lorca’s Theatrical Universe
Lorca’s Poetic Theater: Themes and Evolution
Lorca’s theater can be described as poetic, not merely due to the extensive use of verse, but because poetry is the very root from which its arguments and language emanate. A dominant and recurring theme, also common in his poetry, is the confrontation between the individual and authority. The individual wields desire, love, and freedom as weapons but is ultimately defeated by authority. A majority of his leading ladies grapple with frustration.
Early Works,
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Roman antiquity has bequeathed more than just poems and speeches. Latin texts surviving today are classified as essays, handbooks, or treatises on numerous subjects, forming an essential starting point for many scientific and technical disciplines.
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Ancient Greek & Roman Literary and Philosophical Legacies
Greek Epic: Homer and Hesiod
Greek epic is a narrative genre that recounts the heroic deeds and cultural traditions of a people. Representatives:
- Homer: Although we have no information about his person, he is considered the most important author of two epics: The Iliad and The Odyssey. These two poems extol the glory of ancient heroes. The religious presence is constant, featuring divine interventions and prayers. The Homeric poems are considered two fundamental pillars of universal literature.
- Hesiod:
Roman Epic Poetry: Key Works and Historical Evolution
Epic Poetry: Origins and Early Forms
The primary subject of epic poetry is to narrate the deeds of kings, warlords, and disastrous wars. The Romans produced their first epic poems in the late third century BC.
Commendationes
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Convivialia Carmina
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