20th-Century Spanish Theatre: From Pre-War to Post-War
Prewar Theatre
Traditional Theatre
The Bourgeois Comedy
Dramatic subgenre, characterized by themes of everyday bourgeois life, from a critical perspective in a subtle way without offending the sensitivity of the viewer. Jacinto Benavente highlights with vested interests, located in a medieval setting and characters inspired by the Italian comedy.
The Farce
Subgenre dramatic short, critical, popular comedian and traces its origins to the eighteenth century represented among the acts of the other works.
Read MoreSpanish Theater After the Civil War: From Censorship to Democracy
Overview of Spanish Theater After 1936
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) devastated the country’s intellectual landscape. During the subsequent Franco regime, literary production, including theater, suffered from strict censorship. This meant the absence of critical content, as plays were reviewed before their premiere.
In the 1940s, three works signaled a new stage: Camilo José Cela’s novel “The Family of Pascual Duarte,” Dámaso Alonso’s poetry collection “Sons of Wrath,” and Antonio Buero Vallejo’
Read MoreIntroduction to Verse and Poetry
Verse
Definition
Verse text is characterized by musicality and rhythm, achieved through various resources, unlike prose text.
Characteristics of Verse
Meter
Meter is the measure applied to words to organize them into verses with a consistent number of syllables. The calculation of syllables is affected by the word’s accent:
- If the verse ends with a stressed word (oxytone), add one syllable.
- If the verse ends with a proparoxytone word, subtract one syllable.
- If the verse ends with a paroxytone word, the
Renaissance Culture and Literature
1.4. Culture in the Renaissance
Renaissance
There was a change in the conception of man in God’s dealings with us and with nature. Endowed with freedom, dignity, and the capacity of deciding about himself, man stood in the center of the world (anthropocentrism).
The base transformation of Renaissance culture was to evaluate the education and recovery of the classics performed by humans.
Humanism
A school of thought was based on the studia humanitatis (‘human studies’), which imposes the usage of learning
Read MoreSpanish Baroque Literature: A Comprehensive Guide
Item 16: The Baroque Culture in Spain
Influence of Spanish Baroque Catholic Principles
Cultural manifestations during the Spanish Baroque period were deeply influenced by the Catholic principles of the Counter-Reformation.
Patronage and Official Culture
The monarchy and privileged classes actively supported artistic endeavors through patronage. Universities and colleges controlled official culture. As a large portion of the population was illiterate, information dissemination relied heavily on oral
Read More20th-Century Spanish Theater: From Tradition to Innovation
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In the early twentieth century theater is predominantly traditional and innovative low because it is a genre that needs material and financial resources and, therefore, is conditioned by the entrepreneurs who prefer to invest in sure-fire hits. Will coexist, thus plays two lines: a traditional theatrical triumphs, heir to the canons of the nineteenth century theater, with comic tendencies and manners, and a minority theater and innovative dramatic technique and new ideological