Spanish Novel Before 1939: Authors, Themes, and Techniques
The Spanish Novela Before 1939: Introduction: During the first years of the century, authors like Galdós and Blasco Ibáñez successfully published novels. These narrators, in addition to seeking a new aesthetic narrative, used the novel to criticize. They gave more importance to the story in the novel as history; the novel is centered on the protagonist’s inner world, using dialogue and monologue. Unamuno’s use of an intellectual and aesthetic approach contrasts with Baroja’s aesthetics of dynamic
Read MoreRealism and Naturalism: Literary Styles Explained
Realism: The Aesthetics of Realism, fascinated by the advances of science, attempts to make literature a document that serves as a testimony to the society of its time, similar to the newborn photography. Its features include:
- Faithful and accurate reproduction of reality in works.
- Careful use of description to show accurate profiles of themes, characters, situations, and locations.
- Focus on the everyday, exposing political and social problems.
- Rejection of sentimentality, showing the raw objective
Generation of ’98: Authors, Characteristics, and Literary Impact
Generation of ’98: Collapse and Regeneration
Generation of ’98: In 1898, Spain lost its last overseas possessions in the defeat against the United States. The symptoms of “general infection” were economic backwardness, educational backwardness, and political depletion. The regeneracionista spirit in the changing century sought to modernize the country, but faced conservative resistance, conflict, and the rise of nationalisms. The disaster inspired a tragic sense of a nation “without direction.”
Key
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Monuments, Sites, and Natural Heritage
Monuments: Architectural works, works of monumental sculpture and painting, elements or structures of an archaeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings, and combinations of features, which are of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art, or science.
Groups of Buildings: Groups of separate or connected buildings which, because of their architecture, their homogeneity, or their place in the landscape, are of outstanding universal
Read MoreSandro Botticelli’s Masterpiece: The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli: A Detailed Analysis
Timeline
Year: 1485
Style and Technique
Style: Renaissance, specifically the Quattrocento period. Technique: Tempera on canvas. Location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Key characteristics of Botticelli’s style in this period include:
- Painters increasingly represented the human body and faces realistically.
- Attempts to accurately reflect the traits of the characters.
- Interest in nature and landscape, though without the minute detail of the Flemish
Miguel Hernández’s Poetic Imagery and Symbolism
Images and Symbols in Miguel Hernández’s Poetry
Each poet has their own images and personal symbols, and in the case of Miguel Hernández (MH), these evolved as his outlook on life changed. These symbols encapsulate his life in a concentrated way. This analysis focuses on two aspects: the technical evolution of his metaphors, particularly his use of surrealist techniques, and the relationship between the recurring symbols in his poetry.
Early Works: Perito en Lunas
In Perito en Lunas, Hernández achieves
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