Spanish Theater Before the Civil War: Trends & Authors
Spanish Theater Before the Civil War
Spanish theater before the Civil War emerged as a genre driven by entrepreneurs seeking works that appealed to the bourgeois public for financial gain. The bourgeoisie favored pieces that provided aesthetic and ideological entertainment without delving too deeply into reality. This led to the rise of two distinct theatrical trends: the successful commercial theater and the innovative theater, which included elite authors from the Generation of ’98 and ’27.
Commercial
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Quevedo’s Satirical Prose
Quevedo’s satirical prose includes works on political, philosophical, and moral-satirical themes. Dreams (moral-satirical), published in 1627 and re-edited in a series of stories in 1631, features social satire that exemplifies reprehensible individual behaviors.
- Sueño del Juicio Final: All characters representing different social classes and types are raised and submitted to the final trial.
- Sueño del Infierno: A beautiful natural area gives birth to two paths. One is the
Understanding Avant-Garde Movements and Generation of ’27
What are the Avant-Gardes?
A group of artistic and literary movements that developed in Europe and America during the first third of the twentieth century.
What is the Most Important Characteristic?
The common denominator of the avant-garde is a break with prior literature, art, and Western aesthetic tradition. It arose from dissatisfaction with the present, which accelerated after the First World War.
Four Common Characteristics:
- Antirealism: Disagreement with reality; the authors break with the idea
Understanding Spanish Literary Terms and Concepts
Understanding Spanish Literary Concepts
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reflexive: Acts on the subject (me)
reciprocal: Between different subjects (it)
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Religious Poetry and Narrative in 16th Century Spain
Religious Poetry in 16th Century Spain
The mid-16th century, during the reign of Philip II, witnessed an extraordinary development of religious poetry in Spain. Ascetic literature offered guidance on achieving moral perfection, while mystical literature recounted the experiences of individuals who claimed to have found contact with divinity. The principal authors of this period were Fray Luis de Leon and San Juan de la Cruz.
Fray Luis de Leon (1527-1591)
Born in Cuenca in 1527, Fray Luis de Leon became
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Generation of ’27: Features
ITEM 15: Features of the Generation of ’27: Members work and publish together, pursuing aesthetic and stylistic perfection, uniting tradition and the avant-garde.
Poets of the Generation of ’27
Pedro Salinas
- 1st Stage: Omens, Sure Chance, Fable and Sign.
- 2nd Stage: The Voice Due to You, Love Reason, Long Sorrow.
- 3rd Stage: Everything Clearer and Other Poems, Trust.
- Essays: Jorge Manrique or Tradition and Originality, Rubén Darío’s Poetry, Spanish Literature. Twentieth Century,