French Literature: From the Pléiade to Baudelaire
The French Pléiade
The Pléiade was a group of seven sixteenth-century French poets gathered around Pierre de Ronsard. One of the characteristics of this group is that there were poets such as Scève Maurice (Louise Labe Pernette Du Guillet). Since 1547, a number of young fans of the Greco “America went to the famous humanist Dorat courses in the College of Coqueret in Paris. Among them were Ronsard and Du Bellay BAIF studying the great classical masters under the new prism of humanism. At the request
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Literary Vanguards
The Vanguards arose in the 20th century, at the end of World War I. They were fractious against the established culture and bourgeois morality, and they despised the crowd. They stood out for their attitude towards their products. Through art, they created their own rules and their own worlds. They created a frivolous art, oblivious to the social. R. Gomez de la Serna, creator of the greguerias, is emphasized.
Different Movements
Futurism
T. Marinetti advocated overcoming traditional
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The Enlightenment in the 18th Century
The Enlightenment was an ideological and cultural movement in the 18th century that championed reason. Its core features included rationalism, reformism, idealism, and didacticism. Cultural trends included:
- Posbarroquismo: Extravagant art lacking substance.
- Pre-romanticism: Values of fraternity and emotional expression.
- Neoclassical art: Adherence to established rules.
The encyclopedic spirit significantly impacted literature, emphasizing teaching and making essays
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Essayists of the 98 Generation
The Generation of 1898 found its best expression in the reflective and confidential tone of the essay. All authors of this generation wrote collaborations in newspapers and magazines, later collected into books. Their essays drew inspiration from three main sources:
- Travels through the lands and peoples of Spain: They depicted customs, traditions, backwardness, poverty, the beauty of the landscape, and the dignity of its people in a subjective way.
- Readings of the classics:
Spanish Golden Age Theater: Plays and Playwrights
Representation in the Spanish Golden Age Theater
The theater was a spectacle of great social significance, lasting between two and three hours and encompassing all social groups. It used to observe a fixed order beginning with the Loa, followed by a small interlude, then the first act of the play, an appetizer course, then the second act, after a dance or a jácara, then the third act, and finally a masquerade.
Elements of Theatrical Representation
Visual and auditory elements were used to enhance
Read MoreMiguel Hernandez: Recurring Images and Symbols in His Poetry
Recurring Images and Symbols in Miguel Hernandez’s Poetry
In the works of Miguel Hernandez, certain images and symbols recur and evolve. His poetic world is shaped by his evolving conception of the poem and its subject. The intensity and significance of these images and symbols vary, even when the same words are used, depending on the poet’s stage of development. Two primary sources feed Hernandez’s symbolism: nature, connecting to the terrestrial, and the cosmos.
The Moon
The moon is a central motif
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