Spanish Romanticism: History, Characteristics, and Authors
The Romance: Historical and Cultural Context
Features, Authors, and Most Significant Works
The romance emerged in the first half of the nineteenth century as the consequences of the French Revolution reverberated across Europe. Liberals and members of the labor movement clashed with supporters of the ancien régime who resisted the restructuring of social hierarchies.
Romanticism, as a cultural movement, challenged Enlightenment principles. It arose from a profound social and ideological crisis in
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19th Century Literature: Romanticism and Realism
1. Romanticism: Poetry and Prose
The emergence of Romanticism wasn’t simultaneous in all nations. In Spain, it entered late, and its decline began around 1850.
1.1 General Characteristics of Romanticism
Romanticism is the product of a deep crisis manifested in ideological and aesthetic trends. It protests against the values imposed by the bourgeois world and rebels against corporations. Romanticism defends the creative power of the spirit, the right to
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Origin and Myth of Don Juan
The figure of Don Juan Tirso de Molina created by the Burlador of Seville and recreated by José Zorrilla in the nineteenth century in his ‘Don Juan Tenorio’ has been one of the most productive contributions of Spanish literature in European culture:
- Opera: Don Giovanni by Mozart.
- A symphonic poem by Richard Strauss.
- The Don Juan of Molière or Lord Byron.
They show enough of the influence that this character has had over time in the fields of creation. The Don Juan,
Read MoreThe Enduring Myth of Don Juan: From Seducer to Symbol
Origin and Myth of Don Juan
The figure of Don Juan Tirso de Molina created by the Burlador of Seville and recreated by José Zorrilla in the nineteenth century in his ‘Don Juan Tenorio’ has been one of the most productive contributions of Spanish literature in European culture:
- Opera: Don Giovanni by Mozart.
- A symphonic poem by Richard Strauss.
- The Don Juan of Molière or Lord Byron.
They show enough of the influence that this character has had over time in the fields of creation. The Don Juan,
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CENTURY LITERATURE 9.
Romanticism and Realism:
1.THE ROMANTICISM. POETRY AND PROSE: The emergence of romanticism was not simultaneous in all nations. In Spain entered late. The decline began around 1850.
1.1.CARACTERISTICAS GENERAL OF ROMANTICISM:
The romance is the product of a deep crisis which manifested in the ideological and aesthetic trends. The romantic protest against the values imposed by the bourgeois world and rebels against a corporation. Romanticism defends the creative power of spirit,
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16th-18th Century Spanish Poetry
The Renaissance Poetry
Poetry was the most cultivated literary genre during the Renaissance. The main theme was a love for nature, serving as a symbolic and mythical background for the poems, often drawing from Greco-Latin classical myths.
The Introduction of the Sonnet
The introduction of the sonnet, a new form of Italian origin, was a symptom of the evolution of 16th-century poetry, which was still subject to medieval tradition.
The Root of Popular Love Poetry
16th-century
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