Spanish Poetry: Generation of ’27 – Poets and Influences
The Generation of ’27: A Literary Overview
1926-1929: This period coincides with the centenary of pure poetry and the avant-garde movement.
1929-1930: Surrealism begins to influence Spanish poetry, with poets like Aleixandre and Lorca leading the way.
1936: The Spanish Civil War dramatically impacted the literary scene, leading to two main responses: silence or exile (as seen with figures like Rafael Alberti), or taking sides, as exemplified by poets like Luis Cernuda and Vicente Aleixandre. Federico
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20th-Century Spanish Poetry
Poetry of the Generation of ’27
This poetry blends tradition (Romances, Song poetry, Góngora, and Bécquer) with modernity (Avant-Garde, Juan Ramón Jiménez), replacing classical metrics. It emphasizes imagery and metaphor, creating a vibrant vocabulary. Poetry is seen as a gift enhanced by technique. Metric verse is used alongside traditional verses. Topics include avant-garde art, modern and traditional themes, humanization, love, and death.
Evolution:
- 1920s: Influence
SPQR: History, Comic, Mythology, Archeology & Vocabulary
SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus
History
SPQR – Senatus Populusque Romanus (the Senate and the Roman people). The republican system is based on the election by the citizens of a number of judges who took care of aspects of the organization and functioning of the city.
Comic Assemblies
The grouping of citizens were in different types of assemblies:
- Curiate Elections: (from the monarchical epoch). Granted imperium over the judges and resolving matters of private law.
- Centuriate Elections: (based on the
Spanish Literature: Clergy, Gonzalo de Berceo, Clauses
The Mester de Clerecía and Medieval Spanish Lyric
Pibal Moore defended the existence of a primitive Castilian popular lyric, transmitted orally until the fifteenth century and of a markedly native style.
Characteristics of the Mester de Clerecía
Refers both to the office of clergymen and to poetic works composed by them. It emerged in the thirteenth century and reached its peak in the sixteenth century. Monasteries and clerics had the function of teaching and transmitting culture.
- Metrics: They use
Vocabulary Builder: Definitions, Synonyms, and Antonyms
Expand your vocabulary with this list of terms, definitions, synonyms, and antonyms.
Definitions
| # | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Baleful (adj.) | Having a harmful or destructive effect (Tener un efecto dañino o destructivo) |
| 2. | Bountifully (adv.) Generosamente | Generously |
| 3. | Canny (adj.) | Careful, smart, knowing (Cuidado, inteligente, sabiendo) |
| 4. | Epic (adj.) | Heroic or grand in scale or character (Heroico o gran escala o personaje) |
| 5. | Gloating (v.) Regodearse | Mocking in triumph (Burlarse de triunfo) |
| 6. | Havoc (n.) Caos | Chaos |
| 7. | Ignominious |
Ultraism, Prose, and the Evolution of Poetry in Spain
Ultraism and its Impact on Spanish Literature
By detaching poetry from the outside world in their eagerness to create an original reality, the artist moves away from any moral responsibility for that world. If the artist has no ethical or social responsibility, it is logical that art becomes a game, converted into something fun. Other inconsequential and formal innovations are the rejection of traditional meters and stanzas, replacing them with free verse; the deletion of adjectives; and the propensity
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