Catalan Modernism and Noucentisme: Art, Literature, and Cultural Impact
Catalan Modernism: A Cultural Revolution
The Modernisme cultural movement, prominent in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was primarily identified with artistic currents, especially in architecture and decorative arts, rather than literature. Notable examples include Barcelona’s “Sagrada Família” and “Casa Milà,” and Valencia’s “Estació del Nord” and “Mercat Central.” In literature, Catalan Modernism aimed to build a national literature, overcoming regionalism and bridging
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Virtual Reality
The development of technologies has opened new possibilities in all areas of our lives, making it a key factor in shaping our society. However, these advances are also associated with various negative consequences, such as the loss of communication and interpersonal relationships. Conversely, they can also cause the opposite effect by opening doors of contact between people who use the internet to commit crimes and mislead. Although it has advantages for the development of science,
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Introduction to Sociology
Sociology is a branch of social science that uses systematic methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social life, behavior, associations, social groups, societies, and institutions, as well as the relationships among them. It tries to understand how the world works by situating social events in their context. The objective is to gain knowledge about ourselves, the society we live in, and other societies
Read MoreMatthew Arnold: Victorian Critic, Literature, and Society
Matthew Arnold: The Critic’s Critic
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), the Victorian poet and critic, was ‘the first modern critic’ and could be called ‘the critic’s critic’, being a champion not only of great poetry, but of literary criticism itself. The purpose of literary criticism, in his view, was ‘to know the best that is known and thought in the world, and by in its turn making this known, to create a current of true and fresh ideas’. He influenced a whole school of critics including new critics
Read MoreMarx and the Industrial Revolution: Class Struggle and Social Change
Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution
Karl Marx (1818-1883) lived during a period when the First Industrial Revolution was consolidating in England. Around 1830, France and Belgium joined the process, and about 1870, the Second Industrial Revolution began, with Germany and the U.S. taking prominence. The agrarian revolution and improvements in hygiene and medicine led to population growth, resulting in migration to industrial centers. This gave rise to the modern city with its problems of overcrowding
Read MoreScientific and Technical Texts: Characteristics and Structure
Scientific Texts
I. Features
In the transmission of cultural content, it is generally possible to distinguish between two kinds of discourse:
- Experimental science and art, whose main objective is to convey factual knowledge of reality.
- Humanities or social sciences, whose primary object of study is the human being.
They differ in their approach and their methods: the first served empirically verifiable data, while in the humanistic disciplines, content is not always verifiable, and logical reasoning
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