Major Conflicts of the Late Roman Republic

Rome in the 690s AUC

The Catiline Conspiracy

During the consulship of M. Tullius Cicero the orator and Gaius Antonius, in the 691st year from the founding of the city, L. Sergius Catilina, a man of a very noble family but of depraved talent, conspired to destroy the country with certain indeed brave but reckless men. He was expelled from the city by Cicero. Associates of Catiline, having been seized, were thrown in prison. Catiline himself, having been defeated in battle, was killed by the other consul

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Spanish Language: Definitions, History, Phonetics

Key Terms

Sultan
Sovereign Muslim ruler.
Dynasty
Series of kings of a country belonging to the same family.
Cutlass
Short, broad, curved blade, sharp on one side only, used by Muslims.
Congoja
Grief, anguish.
Petrified
Turned to stone, paralyzed with terror.
Prophet
A person who predicts the future by divine inspiration.
Inexorable
Implacable, not softened by entreaties.
Sharpen
Fanning, awakening (metaphorical context).
Stratagem
Ardid, trick.
Trivial
Of little importance; not protruding from the ordinary.
Paradox
An
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Spanish Baroque Masters: Ribera and Zurbarán

Spanish Baroque Painting: Styles and Context

Facing the polychrome Baroque imagery, in the national tradition, painting of this period shows a permeability to illumination, color, art, and models from abroad. Italy and Flanders in the XVII century were the mirror where the Hispanic artist would be reflected.

Styles and Influences

Two streams dominated the Golden Age in the first half of the XVII century: naturalism and tenebrism. Around 1650, painters mimicked the Flemish style of Rubens. The taste

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Postwar Spanish Poetry: Movements and Key Poets

Postwar Spanish Poetry

Miguel Hernández

Considered one of the best poets of the 20th century. His work includes the following titles:

  • Perito en lunas (1933): A book of Gongorine-style poetry with formal complexity.
  • El rayo que no cesa (1936): A book primarily composed of sonnets. The fundamental theme is unhappy, tragic love that deeply wounds the poet.
  • Viento del pueblo (1937) and El hombre acecha (1939): Two books written during the Civil War. The theme of love gives way to social and civic poetry.
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Spanish Literature: 1902 Novels & Pre-War Theatre

Spanish Narrative Styles & 1902 Novels

Direct and Indirect Narrative Styles

Both direct and indirect styles are employed in narrative to reflect the words and thoughts of characters.

  • In direct style, the character’s words are transcribed literally.
  • In indirect style, the narrator reports what the character says or thinks.

Novels of 1902: A Turning Point

Four novels published in 1902 marked the beginning of the revival of the novel in the first third of the twentieth century. Common features found

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Generations of Spanish Literature: 1940-1970

Spanish Novel of the 1940s

Their works reflect the harshness of daily life and speak of uprooted and marginalized characters, whose concerns were inadequacy or sadness. This is known as the existential novel.

Works:

  • *The Family of Pascual Duarte* (Cela)
  • *Javier Mariño* (Torrente Ballester)
  • *Nada* (Carmen Laforet)
  • *The Shadow of the Cypress is Long* (Delibes)

Spanish Novel of the 1950s

Social realism appears, which includes:

  • *The Light and the Blood* (Ignacio Aldecoa)
  • *Among Curtains* (Carmen Martín Gaite)
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