Baroque Poetry: Quevedo, Góngora, Themes and Techniques
Quevedo’s Style: Characterized by a focus on the “bottom,” Quevedo’s work is marked by ingenious ideas and sharp language. He employs short phrases, rhythm, and a prose filled with antitheses, paradoxes, and parallels, creating both mobility and difficulty. His style is evident in both prose and verse. Quevedo uses a variety of puns, contributing multiple meanings through words with different but similar sounds (paronomasias). He uses syntactic devices, such as hyperbaton, to upset the logical order
Read MoreImpressionism: Origins, Characteristics, and Cultural Impact
Impressionism: Historical and Cultural Context
The Impressionist movement emerged in Paris during the second half of the 19th century. The city’s boulevards, parks, and expositions, including the Eiffel Tower, became prominent features. Artists and intellectuals gathered in cafes, discussing art, politics, and literature, identifying with the bohemian lifestyle. While the art world was still largely controlled by the Academy, Impressionists applied Chevreul’s color theory to their works. The creation
Read MoreEuropean Avant-Garde Movements: A Literary Revolution
The Vanguards
Between 1920 and 1930, a literary renewal emerged in Portugal, influenced by European movements. This avant-garde sought to break from realistic styles in art and literature.
The avant-garde encompasses various movements from 1909 to the start of World War II, driven by societal and cultural shifts. This era saw scientific and technical advancements, the rise of machinery, automobiles, airplanes, film, and studies on personality and the subconscious, influenced by Sigmund Freud.
Social
Read MorePrague: A Fairytale City in the Heart of Europe
Prague: A Fairytale City
Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is a city that captivates with its beauty. I visited last January and was immediately enchanted. The colorful buildings create a fairytale atmosphere. It’s truly one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and I highly recommend a visit!
Climate and Culture
Prague has a continental climate, and it was quite cold during my winter visit, with average temperatures around 0°C. The official language is Czech, but English and German are
Read MoreConscription Act, Military Roles, and Leadership Qualities
Conscription Act and Military Isolation
General Provisions
Art. 34: Isolation is the process that includes registration, classification, call, and delivery of assessed contributions.
Art. 35: Insulation is the process involving the concentration, the examination of selection, and delivery of the quota.
Registration and Record
Art. 41: Venezuelans who do not register by the deadline will be considered reluctant and punishable under the provisions of this Act.
Personal Military Documents
Art. 58: The rectors
Read MoreCatalan Literature Under Franco: Suppression and Resilience
Catalan Literature Under Franco
1. In early 1938, Minister of Interior Severiano Martinez Anido banned the public use of languages and dialects other than Spanish. Franco’s regime caused a complete break in linguistic standardization and cultural development.
The war’s end led to the extinction of republican institutions and the systematic elimination of cultural agencies. The post-war intellectual landscape was catastrophic. Catalan culture suffered an intense process of ‘espanyolització’ (Castilianization)
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The Renaissance
The Renaissance encouraged humanism, the current scholarly and philosophical movement of the Renaissance. The Renaissance, in a broad sense, takes on the role of the liberator of mankind. The problem seems to start in the Trastamara dynasty in 1412. There was a loss of linguistic consciousness, although Catalan continued to be the official language until the beginning of the 18th century. In addition, the dynastic unity between Castile and Aragon through the marriage of the Catholic
Read MoreHuman Evolution and Cultural Diversity: A Comprehensive Look
Human Evolution: From Creationism to Natural Selection
Biblical tradition explained the origin of humans through creationist theories. These conceptions were based on a fixist assumption. In the 18th century, advocates of creationism and fixism included Carl Linnaeus and Georges Cuvier. Their work defended the thesis that the adaptability of individuals to the environment is the result of intelligent design. These works criticized Lamarck.
Evolutionary Explanations: Darwin and Natural Selection
The
Read MoreComputer Science Fundamentals: Hardware, Software, and Data
Computer Science Definitions
Science: A structured body of knowledge gained through observation and reasoning, following general principles and laws.
Data: Basic facts used for analysis, calculation, or as a unit in a process, represented by symbols.
Information: Ordered data sets that communicate or clarify skills, aiding understanding, decision-making, and reducing uncertainty.
What is a Computer?
An electronic machine with one or more processing units and peripherals, controlled by software stored
Music’s Role in Cinema, Media, and Musical Theatre
Music and Cinema
Music surrounds us; we listen to it in the most varied forms and contexts. The soundtrack in films has a lot of influence on the image, and on how we perceive the imagery of a film. Sound is emotionally direct, so it is a powerful tool.
Functions of Music in Films
- Illustrating movement
- Creating plot relationships
- Creating atmosphere
- Portraying emotions
- Social, cultural, and geographic references
- Time and period references
- Connecting scenes and montages
- Altering the perception of time
- Creating