A Literary and Historical Overview of the 17th to 19th Centuries

Unit 5: The Seventeenth Century

The seventeenth century, with the exception of the parliamentary systems of England and the Netherlands, was dominated by the absolute monarchy of the European states. After the Thirty Years’ War, hegemony shifted to France, which replaced Spain’s dominance from the middle of the century, following the Peace of Westphalia. This political map generally correlated with philosophical rationalism (in the realms of absolutism) and empiricism (in England).

Another defining

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Contemporary Valencian Literature: Poetry and Theater

Describes the basic characteristics of poetry today


Increased literary prizes and publishing, as well as normalization of the situation of our language, have favored the emergence of new generations of poets, from its beginnings in the last decades of twentieth century. Despite the great diversity of styles and affiliations of current poets, we highlight some of the defining features of contemporary poetry:
1 – The dominant feature is its eclecticism, integration of all previous poetic tendencies.

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A Literary Journey Through Spanish Literature: From Renaissance to Modernism

The Narrative of the Renaissance

In the late fifteenth century, prose literature had three main characteristics:

Types of Prose Literature

  1. The Sentimental Novel: These novels focused on themes of courtly love and infatuation.
  2. The Romance of Chivalry: These novels recounted the fantastic adventures of knights errant. The best-known authors in this genre were Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, who wrote Amadis of Gaul, and Cervantes, who wrote Don Quixote.
  3. The Picaresque Novel: These novels dealt with themes
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American Musical Nationalism: From Ives to Copland

American Musical Nationalism

After independence in 1776, the newly formed nation sought to establish a distinctive cultural identity, capturing the essence of 19th-century European and Native American elements amidst waves of immigration. Following the Civil War in 1865, the United States experienced an economic boom, fueled by new technologies, transportation, labor, and protectionist policies. This period witnessed the founding of conservatories and the construction of grand auditoriums for instrumental

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Characteristics of Literary Genres: A Comprehensive Guide

Characteristics of Literary Genres

Communicative Process as Literature

The text comes from a need for communication and becomes the product of a historical communication between transmitter and receiver located in time and space. The process will be determined by the situation in which communication occurs.

Besides the situation, there are other relevant elements of the literary communication process:

  • Issuer or author: It is advisable to know the vital and historical circumstances of the author to better
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Trends in 20th Century Spanish Theater Before 1936

TRENDS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SPANISH THEATER BEFORE 1936

Introduction

There are two trends:

  • The commercial theater or immobility: Spain remained outside the theater renovation taking place in Europe with authors such as Henrik Ibsen, Luigi Pirandello, Anton Chekhov. The reason for this is that employers were reluctant to risk money, mainly due to the public taste, and accommodated by an attitude of established authors who did not want to risk their popularity.
  • The theater renovator: Less conformist
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