Evolution of Spanish Drama: From Realism to Post-War Experimentation
c) Last Stage: Subjective Vision
Characterized by the subjective point of view. The action reaches the viewer through a vision filtered by characters with physical or mental limitations. Notable titles include The Sleep of Reason (1970). Buero’s work expresses a search for profound truth: a lucid, dialectic view of human contradictions, rejecting dogmatism. Freedom is achieved through knowledge of the truth.
Realistic Drama of the Sixties
In the sixties, authors building on Buero Vallejo and Alfonso
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Cinquecento
In the Cinquecento (sixteenth century), Rome succeeded Florence as a center of art. Because of ancient monuments, so abundant in the city, and because of the protection that Popes Julius II and Leo X gave to the artists, Rome brought new creators of works of art. Rome grew rapidly, as the population increased. The buildings of the city were made more beautiful, and the streets were widened to give better passage to processions. A rapport was developed, so they built palaces. The constructive
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Gothic Art
Gothic architecture replaced walls with large windows, reducing the space for fresco painting. Therefore, glass, books illustrated with miniatures, and board, used in the Romanesque, became the media of painting. The altarpiece underwent a comprehensive development, evolving over time and showing a great variety. The number of tables could be leaflets, brochures, or polyptychs if there were more, and they could be fixed or have folding doors.
Gothic art began in the 13th century. Linear
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Journalistic Genres
They are expressive modes that result from information processing. Although linked to the press, they appear in all media and depend on the intention of the issuer.
Reporting
Reports provide data or relevant new facts, not including value judgments. They are dominated by the representational function of language and are shown in the following ways:
- News: This is the epitome of a contemporary event. In developing the news, one must collect six circumstances: the subject, the event,
Cultural Economics: Art, Heritage, and Creative Industries
The economics of the arts and literature, or cultural economics, is a branch of economics that studies the creation, distribution, and consumption of works of art, literature, and similar creative and/or cultural products. For a long time, the concept of the “arts” was confined to visual arts (e.g., painting) and performing arts (music, theatre, dance) in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. Usage has widened since the beginning of the 1980s with the study of the cultural industry (cinema, television programs,
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Realism and Naturalism (1850-1900): Historical and Cultural Framework in Europe
Realism
Genesis
By mid-century, in France, certain artists were called realistic because they intended to reflect the society of that time, as opposed to romantic fantasies and dreams. Since then, Realism is often presented as the antithesis of Romanticism. This is not quite accurate. In some romantic writers, along with the features of the movement, realistic pictures were admirable (as in novels such as Les Misérables
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