Romanticism and Pre-Romanticism: Authors and Key Themes
Romanticism: A 19th-Century Literary Movement
Romanticism was the first literary movement that broke the molds of what came before and represents the first valid formulation of a contemporary mentality. It emerged following the crisis in Europe after the French Revolution and developed in the mid-19th century. Its features include:
- Individualism: Individualism and the right to freedom in the public, moral, and religious order are exalted. Therefore, the protagonists will be marginalized beings, rebels,
Colonialism and Postcolonialism: Impact and Analysis
Defining Colonialism and Its Historical Approach
Colonialism is defined as “control by one power over a dependent area or people.” It occurs when one nation subjugates another, conquering its population and exploiting it, often while forcing its own language and cultural values upon its people. On a simple level, through anthropological study, it may seek to build a better understanding of colonial life based on the assumption that the colonial rulers are unreliable narrators from the point of
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Language Aptitude
Language aptitude is a concept related to human ability or intelligence. It is connected to learning success when it comes to learning a second language (L2). It is a talent for learning an L2 and varies from individual to individual. It covers cognitively-based learner differences.
Intelligence is an ability transferable to many sorts of performance, not only language. Spearman proposed a combination of a general factor (g) and several specific factors that vary from one to another.
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Collocative Meaning in Language
Collocative meaning: is the meaning given to an expression beyond its literal meaning by the meaning of another expression it commonly appears with. For example, in ‘a flash of lightning,’ ‘flash’ strongly associates with ‘lightning,’ evoking its meaning. Conversely, ‘a flash of moonlight’ feels unusual because the connotation of ‘flash’ (sudden bright light) clashes with ‘moonlight’ (steady muted light). Similarly, ‘pretty’ and ‘handsome’ have gender-specific connotations,
Read MoreConceptism and Culteranismo in Baroque Literature
Conceptism
Conceptism is situated in a compromise between the desire to express ideas and concepts and verbal ingenuity (using a wide variety of words).
Conceptism does not develop ideas but brings out the contact or collision between the words.
This language was used by few people, and it was only intended to be understood by the educated reader.
They preferred depth of thought, the pun, antithesis, or paradox.
The style used was terse (brief, concise) and choppy. It actually corresponds to didactic
Read MoreModern Age to Baroque: Literature and Societal Shifts
Modern Age
The Modern Age began in the fifteenth century, marking the end of the Middle Ages. This new period is generally considered to have spanned from the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453 to the French Revolution in 1789. During these three and a half centuries, European society underwent significant transformations, establishing a new sociopolitical order, a new way of understanding the world, and a new artistic sensibility.
The Modern Age is characterized by three major artistic and
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