Conceptism and Culteranismo in Baroque Literature
Conceptism
Conceptism is situated in a compromise between the desire to express ideas and concepts and verbal ingenuity (using a wide variety of words).
Conceptism does not develop ideas but brings out the contact or collision between the words.
This language was used by few people, and it was only intended to be understood by the educated reader.
They preferred depth of thought, the pun, antithesis, or paradox.
The style used was terse (brief, concise) and choppy. It actually corresponds to didactic
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Modern Age
The Modern Age began in the fifteenth century, marking the end of the Middle Ages. This new period is generally considered to have spanned from the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453 to the French Revolution in 1789. During these three and a half centuries, European society underwent significant transformations, establishing a new sociopolitical order, a new way of understanding the world, and a new artistic sensibility.
The Modern Age is characterized by three major artistic and
Read MoreBad Romance: Guitar Chords and Tabs for Rock Version
Introduction
This isn’t exactly how the song is played, but this is how my band, Various Stages, plays it when we do our rock version of it. It is very accurate. Enjoy! If you have any questions or comments on it, you can e-mail me at karategrl5431@yahoo.com. -Vikkii
Intro
When she is singing the “Oh oh oh, caught in a bad romance” part at the beginning, play chords C, G, Am, Fm.
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Spanish Literature: Generation of ’98 and Pre-1936 Narrative
Spanish Literature: The Generation of ’98 and Pre-1936 Narrative
Valle-Inclán and the Generation of ’98
Encompassing Valle-Inclán within the Generation of ’98 should be done with caution. While there are features that link him to other writers of the group, many aspects set him apart. These include his tendency towards aestheticism, his conception of the purity of art, his reactionary political views, his initial idealized vision of the rural universe, and his second stage, exemplified by the trilogy
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Don Quixote
Genesis of the Work
Don Quixote is Cervantes’ masterpiece. It consists of two parts: the first appeared in 1605 with the title The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote, which was successful and was reissued. The second was published in 1615, titled The Ingenious Knight Don Quixote.
The main plot is the story of a poor gentleman who lost his mind from reading books of chivalry. His madness moves him to take to the field with weapons to redress wrongs, guided by his lady love. Adventures happen,
Read MoreEuropean Avant-Garde Movements: 1914-1945
Context
The years of World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945) correspond to one of the most acute periods of cultural creation in Europe, which resulted in Modernist literature and art. The name avant-garde refers to a series of literary and artistic attitudes that had in common the desire to revolt against and reject the methods and criteria immediately consolidated by traditional precedent. This crisis was realized due to the impact of war, which extended to the political failure of
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