Literal Meaning in Translation: Hyperonymy & Hyponymy

Literal Meaning and Translation

  • The term ‘meaning’ is especially elastic and indeterminate when applied to an entire text.

Dictionary Definitions and Context

  • In the case of words, it is this basic literal meaning that is given in dictionary definitions.
  • A dictionary definition imposes, by abstraction and crystallization of a ‘core’ meaning, a rigidity of meaning that words do not often show in reality.
  • Once words are put into different contexts, their literal meanings become even more flexible.
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Spanish Literature: Renaissance to Baroque

Spanish Literature: From Renaissance to Baroque

Conjunctions

Copulative (y, e, ni), disjunctive (o, u, o bien), adversative (pero, mas, sin embargo, no obstante, aunque, sino), explanatory (i.e., es decir, o sea, mejor dicho), distributive (ya… ya…, bien… bien…, ora… ora…, unos… otros…).

Second Generation Petrarchan Poets (1550-1600)

Fray Luis de León and San Juan de la Cruz represent religious literature. What happened in Spain to cause the shift from the loving literature of Garcilaso

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Poetics: Creation, Literary Genres, and Aristotelian Concepts

Poetics

Poiesis is like creation. Poets are creators. We have the idea that God was able to create the world by means of words, and because of that, we think that words have the power to create. Some people think that words have magical power in reality, like:

  • Mantra: Series of syllables which have a religious meaning. It can cause effects in reality. Mantras are only effective if they are well pronounced.
  • Wen: Rhythmic pattern that we can find both in poetry and in the universe.

According to Homer,

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Cervantes’ Don Quixote: A Literary Analysis

Cervantes and the Birth of the Modern Novel

The word novel comes from the Italian novella (meaning “new story”). However, the Italian novella refers to a short story, a slightly longer or more complex tale. A novel is a relatively extensive narrative text explaining events involving fictional characters, a setting, and a narrator. Descriptions and dialogues may appear to embellish, clarify, or make the action more entertaining. The genre as such emerged in the Modern Age.

Miguel de Cervantes: A Life

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Jacobean and Caroline Drama: Middleton and Ford

Jacobean Drama: Plays of Thomas Middleton

Dramatic Considerations

  • The sense of defeat: A marked characteristic of the Jacobeans, reflecting a pessimistic view of life.
  • Apprehensions and disillusionment: Pervasive in political and social life.
  • Impending fate: A constant presence in the plays.
  • Preoccupation with death: A contrast to the Elizabethan love of life.
  • Spiritual uncertainty: A key element in understanding Jacobean drama.

Thomas Middleton

Biographical Profile

  • Active playwright for over 20 years (1602-
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Spanish Literature: Novecentismo to the Generation of ’27

Novecentismo and Avant-Garde

Two significant literary movements emerged as reactions against Modernist art and literature.

Novecentismo (1910s)

Novecentismo characterized a group of Spanish intellectuals and writers emerging around 1910. They prioritized pure art forms and aesthetic enjoyment. Key aspects include:

  • Essay: The most cultivated genre. José Ortega y Gasset is a prominent figure, known for his clear style and focus on the “dehumanization of art.”
  • Novel: Moved away from sentimentality and
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