Key Figures & Themes in Spanish Romanticism
Key Figures and Themes in Spanish Romanticism
Rosalía de Castro was born in Santiago de Compostela. An important work is her book of poems entitled On the Banks of the Sar. In it, she explores Galician themes, exalts customs, explores existential pessimism, and expresses anguish and pain. She believes that love is a mirage and that the fate of every human being is loneliness.
Mariano José de Larra was born in Madrid and received an enlightened education, evolving into Romanticism. He believed that literature is a useful exercise to modernize society. In his articles of customs, he used critical tools to reform the society, denouncing censorship, the death penalty, and delays that had taken root in 19th-century Spain.
The Romantic Drama
The romantic drama mixes comic and tragic elements, creating a dynamic theatrical pace. Characters and themes from the Spanish Golden Age became fashionable. A central theme is tragic love.
The players are passionate heroes and heroines who eventually die when faced with societal norms and adverse fate. There is a sepulchral atmosphere, often at night, alone in the middle of wild nature, mountains, and turbulent settings, creating a variety of effects. They measure verse and prose and are composed of 5 acts, intending to emotionally move the audience.
Rosalía de Castro was born in Santiago de Compostela. An important work is her book of poems entitled On the Banks of the Sar. In it, she explores Galician themes, exalts customs, explores existential pessimism, and expresses anguish and pain. She believes that love is a mirage and that the fate of every human being is loneliness.
Mariano José de Larra was born in Madrid and received an enlightened education, evolving into Romanticism. He believed that literature is a useful exercise to modernize society. In his articles of customs, he used critical tools to reform the society, denouncing censorship, the death penalty, and delays that had taken root in 19th-century Spain.
The Romantic Drama
The romantic drama mixes comic and tragic elements, creating a dynamic theatrical pace. Characters and themes from the Spanish Golden Age became fashionable. A central theme is tragic love.
The players are passionate heroes and heroines who eventually die when faced with societal norms and adverse fate. There is a sepulchral atmosphere, often at night, alone in the middle of wild nature, mountains, and turbulent settings, creating a variety of effects. They measure verse and prose and are composed of 5 acts, intending to emotionally move the audience.
Late Romanticism: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer was born in Seville. His rhymes were characterized by having 79 short poems, most of which use assonance rhyming.
A fundamental issue is frustration because the poet is unable to achieve their desires.
They are generally short poems with lines of different lengths and an appellate structure, i.e., the poet addresses the reader (beloved, nature, items).
The style moves away from sensationalism, sound, color, and rhetoric of Romanticism from the first half of the 19th century. His pace is smooth, and the vocabulary is simple but full of connotations.
Influence of folk poetry: poetry, short, direct, assonance, and rhythm metrics based on repetition. Influence of symbolism: many rhymes tell of unspeakable inner experiences. To convey those ineffable feelings, Bécquer uses symbols as elements of nature or ethereal objects.
Late Romanticism: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer was born in Seville. His rhymes were characterized by having 79 short poems, most of which use assonance rhyming.
A fundamental issue is frustration because the poet is unable to achieve their desires.
They are generally short poems with lines of different lengths and an appellate structure, i.e., the poet addresses the reader (beloved, nature, items).
The style moves away from sensationalism, sound, color, and rhetoric of Romanticism from the first half of the 19th century. His pace is smooth, and the vocabulary is simple but full of connotations.
Influence of folk poetry: poetry, short, direct, assonance, and rhythm metrics based on repetition. Influence of symbolism: many rhymes tell of unspeakable inner experiences. To convey those ineffable feelings, Bécquer uses symbols as elements of nature or ethereal objects.