Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides: The Great Tragic Poets
The Three Great Tragic Poets
The three great poets of tragedy are:
- Aeschylus: He wrote more than 80 plays, of which only seven have survived, along with fragments of others. The first dated work is called The Persians. Another outstanding work is Prometheus Bound.
- Sophocles: He enjoyed great prestige in his city and was friends with famous contemporaries such as Herodotus, Hippocrates, and Pericles. In no Greek poet is there a deeper consideration of human pain and destiny. In Antigone, divine laws
Joanot Martorell’s Tirant lo Blanc and European Theater Evolution
Joanot Martorell and Tirant lo Blanc
Joanot Martorell, born in Valencia, is the author of Tirant lo Blanc. He was a knight often involved in conflicts. Martorell began writing Tirant lo Blanc between 1460 and 1468, but the book remained unfinished. Martorell passed the manuscript to Joan de Martí Galba as payment for debts. Galba finished the novel and printed it in Valencia in 1490.
Tirant lo Blanc tells the story of a knight who achieves the rank of master general through his efforts and defeats
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Item 9: The Theater From 1939 Until Today
1. Introduction
At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the two major playwrights of the first third of the century, Valle-Inclán and Lorca, had died, and other established artists went into exile. The Spanish stage began a slow recovery, closely monitored by censorship, which has always been particularly zealous of the theater due to its unique ability to communicate.
2. Dramatic Trends in the Postwar Period
In the 1940s, theater was “national,” at the service
Read MoreÉmile Zola: Biography and “J’accuse…!”
Émile Zola: A Brief Biography
Émile Zola was born in Paris. His father died early, and he had to work to overcome serious economic difficulties. In 1862, he wrote his first book and collaborated on the literary sections of several newspapers. He married Alexandrine Mélay in 1870. Zola began to meet people with such prestige as Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, and the brothers Edmond and Jules Goncourt. He became the head of the Naturalist movement.
The Dreyfus Affair and “J’accuse…!”
On January
Read More20th Century World: Wars, Spain, Literature & Modernism
The 20th Century World
Wars
- Russo-Japanese War (1905)
- World War I (1914-1918)
- World War II (1940-1945)
- Cold War (1947-1991)
Spain in the 20th Century
A period of crisis, economy, and society. Spain was a rural country that favored the development of socialism and anarchism. In politics, it suffered the latest loss of colonies. Spain endured the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the proclamation of the Second Republic, and the outbreak of civil war, after which the dictatorship of Franco was established
Read MoreGothic Sculpture: Features, Styles, and Evolution
Gothic Sculpture: General Features
Naturalism: A major change occurred as a ‘living breath’ animated figures. Attitudes and gestures became more natural and realistic, reaching surprising heights. Expression increased on faces, revealing feelings. Romanesque constraints disappeared, and sculpture was released from architectural constraints. Figures appeared more independent, and there was a clearer exposition of topics. Cathedrals became the primary site for sculptures.
Sculptures adorned archivolts,
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