Luis Cernuda and Rafael Alberti: Spanish Poets

Luis Cernuda

Luis Cernuda was born in Seville in 1902. A pupil of Pedro Salinas, he lived in Madrid and was a Reader at the University of Toulouse in 1928-29. During the Spanish Civil War, he actively supported the Republican cause. In 1938, he went into exile, and lived in Mexico from 1953, where he died in 1963. His personality was characterized by being solitary, sensitive, and vulnerable, feeling like a marginal creature, and by his mismatch with the world, his rebellion, and his concealed homosexuality.

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Catalan Theater and Literature: Sagarra and Villalonga

Catalan Theater in the Early 20th Century

Catalan theater was in crisis in the early decades of the 20th century. Some authors, inspired by the French theater model, began writing works reflecting the bourgeoisie’s hegemony, moving away from the realist tradition and exploring their own family conflicts. These crises also led to the inclusion of critical elements.

Josep Maria de Sagarra (1894-1961)

Josep Maria de Sagarra studied law at the University of Barcelona (UB). In 1914, he published his first

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Hispanic American Literature: Authors and Works

Miguel Hernandez:

Inexhaustible metaphorical imagination. Works: Proficient in moons that never ceases Ray (Ramon Sijé Elegia), Wind of the people, He lurks, Cancionero i romance absences.

Poetry Rooted:

Topics: Love, Family, Catholic Faith. Estilo: Language sober and balanced. Luis Rosales: April and house burning.

Poetry Uprooted:

Topics: Search for the meaning of human existence, expressive force. Damaso Alonso: Hijos de la ira, Dark story, Man and God.

Realism Existential

Bitter Reflection of everyday

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Journey Through Spanish Literary History

Spanish Literature: Medieval to Renaissance

Medieval Period

Mester de Juglaría

Minstrels were traveling entertainers who recited poems, juggled, and performed various acts. The Mester de Juglaría refers to the works of these minstrels, often anonymous, with irregular meter, assonance, and heroic themes. The most important work is Cantar de Mio Cid.

Mester de Clerecía

This poetic school emerged in the 13th century, featuring educated clergy as authors. Their works had regular meter, religious themes,

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Late 20th and Early 21st Century Galician Poetry

The Post-Franco Era: A Literary Renaissance

1975 marked a turning point in Galician literature. The death of Franco ushered in a democratic era, granting the Galician language official status and fostering a literary resurgence. This led to a surge in publishing houses, literary awards, and magazines, promoting literature in Galician.

In poetry, With Gunpowder and Magnolia, alongside Arcadio López Casanova’s Trades (1976), spearheaded this transformation. Authored by José Luís Méndez Ferrín,

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Spanish Literature: 16th & 17th Century Poetry, Novels, and Theatre

Item 14: 16th Century Poetry

Spanish Traditional Poetry

Learned poetry was widely distributed, and popular poetry reached its peak in the latter half of the sixteenth century. Two kinds of poetry already existed in the fifteenth century, mainly eight-syllable verses.

Italianate Poetry

Features include a renewal of metrics (heroic verse) and the expression of the poet’s love in bucolic and pastoral themes.

Garcilaso de la Vega

Garcilaso de la Vega is one of the greatest poets, known for formal perfection

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