Understanding Romanticism: Key Features and Major Works
Romanticism in Literature
The Romantic Era
When: First half of the nineteenth century
Where: Mainly in England and Germany, later spreading to France and Spain
What it is: Romanticism is a literary movement that champions the creative power of spirit, imagination, feeling, and passion. The artist’s ego must be free to express its creation. The romantic writer is often a rebel, rebelling against the bourgeoisie and rational thought.
Key Characteristics of Romanticism
- Rejection of reality and escape through
Rhetorical Devices and Literary Figures
Allegory
A series of continuous images or metaphors that give each text a real sense and a figurative or literal one. For example, Gonzalo de Berceo, in the “Introduction to the Miracles of Our Lady,” presents Paradise (real sense) as a field (image) in which there are sources (= the gospels), birds (= saints), and flowers (= names of the Virgin, etc.).
Alliteration
Repetition of a sound in words close to or in one sentence:
Noise with the raucous rolling storm. (J. Zorrilla)
Anaphora
Repetition of a
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Officials within the royal chancery, possessing
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Literary Topics
This document explores various literary topics and devices.
Love Post-Mortem
“Love beyond death.” Love persists even after death.
“Beatus Ille”
Happy is he. Praises of country life, away from the urban environment, which is considered detrimental. Its Castilian variant is the contempt of the court and the praise of the village.
“Carpe Diem”
Enjoy the day. Encourages youth to seize the moment due to the rapid passing of time.
Age of Gold
An irretrievable former time, considerably superior
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Historical and Social Context
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- Economic Crisis: Wealth from the New World was not adequately invested, leading to increased poverty.
- Spanish Decadence: The country faced constant war and the expulsion of Jews and Moors.
- Emigration to America: Some areas were depopulated due to emigration.
Definition and Major Characteristics
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