Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Analysis
Chronicle of a Death Foretold: A Literary Analysis
Sociopolitical and Cultural Context
During the 20th century, South American countries experienced significant shifts in their political landscape, including dictatorships, democracies, and the rise of communist ideals, particularly in Cuba. The United States’ involvement in the region’s politics further impacted its social and economic conditions. This period also witnessed a cultural blend of indigenous elements and European influences in literature,
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The lyrical 60-Present
A mid-50s is a group of authors that raise the artistic quality of the poetry:
Angel Gonzalez, Goytisolo, Gil de Viedma, Jose Angel Valente, Félix Grande … Unites a close friendship since they are the children of war and have lived in the hard times after the war.
His concept of poetry has changed, its purpose far apart to communicate is using poetry as a means of knowledge of reality, every one knows well the same reading or creating poetry.
The first books are marked
Spanish Literature of the Renaissance
The Early Renaissance (15th-16th Centuries)
Traditional Lyrical Ballads
Popular poetry flourished during this period. Two types of stanzas were common:
- Traditional Song: Written in Castilian and broken foot, focusing on love.
- Romance: Distributed through chapbooks.
Lyric Songbook
Poetry was transmitted to the poets of the Cancionero general (16th century) by Hernando del Castillo. Christopher Castillejo was a representative of this trend.
Italianate Lyric
This new poetry was influenced by two authors:
- Petrarch:
History and Evolution of the Spanish Language
1. Origin and Development of the Languages of Spain
The Iberian Peninsula was settled and inhabited by diverse peoples, including the Iberians, Celts, Basques, Phoenicians, and Greeks, each with its own language. These languages are called pre-Roman languages.
Today, Basque is the only pre-Roman language that survives, with some words added from Romance languages.
With the arrival of the Romans, Vulgar Latin became the dominant language, leading to the assimilation of Roman culture. This romanization
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Renaissance Conception of Life and Reality
Features
Imitation of models of classical Greco-Roman antiquity and application of ideas of humanism.
Classical Antiquity
- The Latin language was universal, but interest in national languages also arose (“Gramatica Castellana” by Nebrija and “Dialogue of the Tongue” by Valdes). Italians: Dante’s Divine Comedy, Petrarch’s “The Songbook,” and Boccaccio’s “The Decameron.”)
Humanism
- Cultural movement based on anthropocentrism. Study of “Studia Humanitatis” (the study
Byzantine Romance, Pastoral Novels, Lazarillo & Cervantes
Byzantine Romance
The Byzantine romance, or adventure novel, often features journeys through foreign lands, exotic islands, and seas, with more believable adventures than those in chivalric romances. Similar to its Greek model, it stars a pair of beautiful and chaste young lovers separated until the novel’s end. Their journey represents their confrontation with the world, overcome only with divine grace. In Spain, the young and chaste hero seeks love, becoming a pilgrim, symbolizing Christian man,
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