Modernism in Literature: A Deep Dive
MODERNISM (1895-1915):
1. Concept
Modernism is a literary manifesto, a genre of Latin American poetry with root development in 1915. It was between 1885 and a time and an attitude, a new mentality, thinking in a manifesto and in all the arts.
2. Features
A) Aesthetic rebellion: aspire to renew the art by the belleza. Se buskeda oppose bourgeois aesthetic s.xix. Rechazan the industrial ugliness and utilitarianism defended by contrast the aesthetic refinement and art for art and vulgaridad.
B) Social and
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Baroque Conceptismo
Baroque Conceptismo: Line and satiric burlesque. Francisco Garcia Vicen.
Culteranismo: Find the absolute expression of beauty from the exaggeration of forms used in the revival. (F. Fontanella, influenced by Garcilaso)
The Rector of Vallfogona (XVII): F. Vicente Garcia, a poet known for the variety and diversity in his work, imitated Spanish poetry. Two different literary attitudes:
- Elegant and Rhetorical
- Satirical, burlesque, irony, and eschatological, which gave him more fame.
Vallfogonisme:
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Chaucer, Langland, and the Medieval Estates System
(i) Pardoner’s Tale
The extract from “The Pardoner’s Tale” shows how Geoffrey Chaucer critiques the corruption in the medieval Church. The Pardoner is a character who represents greed and hypocrisy. He uses his sermon to trick people into giving him money by selling fake indulgences and relics.
The italicized words in line 12, “as clean and eke as clear,” are very important because they show how fake his promises are. These words make it seem like he is offering a very pure and holy solution to
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The Norman Conquest of 1066
The Witan made the obvious choice, and Harold Godwinson became the new King of England. He marched north to Stamford Bridge, where he battled and defeated Harald Hardrada. Soon after, news arrived of a new threat from the south: William of Normandy. The two armies clashed at the Battle of Hastings (October 14, 1066). Harold died in battle, and William was crowned King in London as William I. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the events of the battle.
The Norman’s Impact
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Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron is a bitter narrative satire against the institutions of his day. Dante is the continuation of the Renaissance in Spain, but it appears with its own characteristics, making traditional religious beliefs coexist with the new valuation of the world, and the national with new European trends. Two factors, politics and culture, contribute to the Spanish Renaissance having its own personality:
- The reign of Charles I of Spain and V of Germany is a symbol of glory, full political