The Spanish Ballad: History, Origin, and Characteristics
The Spanish Ballad
The epic began to decline in the fourteenth century, and during the fifteenth century, epic poems were no longer written. Public taste shifted, and minstrels favored romances. These were poems with epic themes and narrative structures, although occasionally lyrical, that circulated through oral channels, separate from formal literature. In the late fifteenth century, learned poets became interested in these poems, which were incorporated into songbooks and became part
Read MoreClassical Period (1750-1825): Style Traits, Genres, and Composers
Classical Period (1750-1825)
Style Traits & Genres
Orchestra Size: Typically 25-30 players, sometimes up to 60.
Symphony
A 4-movement work for orchestra.
Sonata Form
- Exposition: Introduces the themes.
- First theme in the tonic key.
- Bridge.
- Modulation to a new key.
- Cadence (in the new key).
- Pause.
- Second theme in the new key and of contrasting character.
- Closing section (in the new key).
- Development: Explores and transforms the themes.
- Introduction of new themes.
- Variations on original themes.
- Rapid key changes.
Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale: Analysis, Criticism, and Interpretations
The Winter’s Tale
2 Jacobean Shakespeare
– The mature, final, most artistic style of Shakespeare’s plays
– Dramatic maturity and theatrical crowning of his career
– Shakespeare at his best.
– It implies previous developments and dramatic experiments
3 The Winter’s Tale
Together with The Tempest, Cymbeline, and Pericles, it is generally referred to as one of Shakespeare’s late final plays or romances. They were written between 1608 and 1611. They share several characteristics:
– A child who is lost
Read MoreBaroque and Renaissance Literature, Opera, and Scientific Terminology
Baroque Literature and Opera
Subordinate Adjectives and Adjectival Nouns
Subordinate adjective (between commas) only: explicat.
Subordinate adjectival noun: Omit the background. The antecedent would be “the child” – it omits reference to what he does. Example: “that is entered is called Miguel.”
Adverbial Sentences
They may be proper or improper and relate to place, time, or mood.
Types of Subordinate Clauses
- Subordinate Row: Nexos: well (s) who, after then, so, by accordingly.
- Subordinate Conditional:
Romanticism in English Literature: Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Byron
Romanticism
In the last
Thirty years of the 18th century a new sensibility became dominant
Which came to be known in literature as romanticism, claiming the supremacy of
Feelings and emotions. It included elements of nostalgia, emotionalism and
Individualism, and it led to a new way of considering the role of man in the
Universe. There was a growing interest in humble and everyday life and great
Attention was paid to the countryside as a place where there could still be a
Relationship with nature,
Baroque Art and Architecture in Europe: A Comprehensive Overview
The Baroque Period: A Fusion of Art and Architecture
Introduction
The Baroque period, spanning from the late 16th century to the mid-18th century, marked a significant shift in artistic and architectural expression. Emerging as a response to the Mannerist style and the Counter-Reformation, the Baroque movement embraced grandeur, dynamism, and emotional intensity. This comprehensive overview explores the key characteristics, prominent figures, and regional variations of Baroque art and architecture
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