Spain’s Generation of ’98: Authors and Literary Impact

The Generation of ’98: Spanish Literary Renewal

Core Members and Context

This generation is formed by a group of writers whose main components include:

  • Miguel de Unamuno
  • Ramón del Valle-Inclán
  • Pío Baroja
  • Azorín (José Martínez Ruiz)
  • Antonio Machado

All these writers were born around the same time and were profoundly moved by a common event: the Spanish decline and the crisis of 1898. They confronted the same problems, stemming from the unfortunate image of Spain, which had fallen into apathy and disinterest.

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20th Century Extremaduran Literature: Authors & Eras

Crisis of ’98 to Civil War Literature

Writers in this era, like the regionalists José María Gabriel y Galán, utilized an idealized picture of rural life in conservative literature. It’s a style focused on specific themes and authorial intention. Most notably, Luis Chamizo began to use el Castúo in his works. A. Reyes Huertas‘ prose emphasizes a conservative image of Extremadura, with customs resistant to change. As a writer of Regeneracionismo and the Generation of ’98, Felipe Trigo denounced

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Love and Loss in Gabriel García Márquez’s Cholera Time

Love in Love in the Time of Cholera

Love’s Forms

Love is the central theme of Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera, revolving around Fermina Daza and her two suitors, Florentino Ariza and Juvenal Urbino. The novel explores various facets of love:

  1. Idealized Love: Florentino’s passionate, unrealistic love for Fermina, marked by yearning and letters, contrasts with Fermina’s more pragmatic approach.
  2. Married Love: Juvenal and Fermina’s marriage reveals the complexities of domestic love,
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Key Features of Roman Architecture and Sculpture

Roman Architecture

Historical Introduction

The history of the Roman Empire began in the eighth century BC on the Italian peninsula with the founding of Rome.

General Features

Roman architecture had an official status (works were commissioned and paid for by the state) and was utilitarian (buildings were in the service of citizens, meant to be used). This led to the importance of interior space, unlike the Greek concept. Consequently, technique became more important than the concept of beauty in Rome,

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Medieval Chronicles: Key Figures and Literary Works

The Chronicles

  • Chronicle: The facts speak of the era.
  • Epica: Those who sing of glories, importance, type genus. It lacks great battles, great victories, great defeats, and real characters.
  • Songs feat: Poems speak of battles or wars.

Medieval Chronicles

  • James I: (King Conqueror), the characters say exactly what they mean. Is characterized by providentialism (belief that victories are due to divine designation).
  • Bernard Desclot: Documents do not explicitly name Bernard Desclot. He sometimes signed as Desclot,
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Post-1936 Poetry: Trends, Authors, and Social Commentary

Poetry After 1936: A Literary Overview

From 1936 to 1939, both the Republican and Nationalist sides developed a literature of ideological propaganda. The poem became a weapon of struggle, praising those who were different, the dead comrade, or attacking the enemy. From a literary quality standpoint, this was rather low, though the figure of Miguel Hernández is noted. Since the Civil War, poetry can be divided into four stages:

  • The 1940s: Classic poetry of nationalist fervor and evasion, alongside
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