Romanticism in Spanish Literature: A Deep Dive
ROMANTICISM:
social and artistic movement (1st half of XIX century) principal obj, exercise of the right to freedom both as individuals and in the collective.
Romanticism late development compared to Europe. Guided x the principle of freedom, artists dispensed with the classical rules. The passion and artistic works become very subjective. At this time the expression of feelings and emotions is the theme and is mainly expressed in the lyric.
Lirica at Roman:
It was one of the most cultivated genera
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1. The Sign
A sign is perceptible by the senses, representing or replacing something else. Every sign refers to a concrete reality called the referent. The sign consists of a physical signifier and its meaning (content).
1.1 Classes of Signs
Signs can be classified based on perception (visual, olfactory, auditory, tactile, gustatory), structure (simple or articulated), and relationship with the referent.
1.1.1 Relationship with Referent
- Icons: Signs that have a similarity relation to their referent.
Spanish Baroque Literature: Don Quixote & Major Poets
UNIT 15: Don Quijote de la Mancha
Edition of the Book
The Don Quijote de la Mancha first appeared in two parts:
- Part One (1605): Consists of a prologue, opening and closing burlesque poems, and fifty-two chapters grouped into four parts.
- Part Two (1615): Consists of a prologue and seventy-four chapters, without division into parts.
In 1614, a false second volume appeared, signed by Alonso Fernandez de Avellaneda. Cervantes addressed this in the preface to his own second part, including numerous references
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Sturm und Drang
Sturm und Drang (Storm and Anxiety), a German movement primarily in literature, music, and visual arts (1767-1785, Modern Age), was a reaction against the excessively rationalistic literary tradition. It opposed the German Enlightenment and preceded Romanticism. Sturm und Drang rejected Neoclassical rules (18th century), establishing sentiment, not reason, as the source of art. It emphasized that sentiment has no divine origin but comes from the spiritual nature of humankind.
Illustration:
Read MoreBaroque Disillusionment and Aesthetics
The Theme of Dodsworth
Baroque disillusionment is a radical devaluation of the world and human life. The great issues that manifest in it are:
- The world is worthless. It is no longer a cosmos but a chaos, like a maze in which man is lost, surrounded by evils.
- Life is contradiction and struggle. Man fights himself, seized by contradictions and struggles with other men.
- Life is short, fleeting. Life is as short as that of a rose. Everything changes and everything is gone, hence the obsession with time,
17th-Century Spanish Literature: Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and More
17th-Century Spanish Literature
A Change in Social Function
During the 17th century, Spanish literature underwent a significant shift in its social function, becoming an art form aimed at a broader audience.
- Its primary goal was no longer to moralize or teach but to entertain and please the public.
- A vibrant literary world emerged, marked by rivalry between authors and lively polemics.
Stylistic Transformations
Sobriety and balance gave way to stylistic exuberance and complexity.
- Writers sought innovation,