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Theater in the 20th Century Before 1936

Commercial Theater

1. Trends

1.1. Commercial Theater: No Frills

1.2. Authors and Works

• Jacinto Benavente: *The Unloved*
• Carlos Arniches: *The Chiefs*
• Serafín and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero: *The Cain Theater Renovation*

Theater Renovation

1. Features

2. Authors and Works

• Valle-Inclán: *Luces de Bohemia*
• Lorca: *Blood Wedding*

Overview: In the theater before the Civil War, there were two main trends: commercial theater and theater renovation. The commercial theater included more conventional works that catered to the public's tastes of the time, such as comedies of bourgeois atmosphere (e.g., *Autumn Roses*) and rural melodramas (e.g., *The Unloved*) by Jacinto Benavente. Modern literature included Carlos Arniches...

The Lineage of Olympus: A Family Tree of Ancient Greek Gods

The Primordial Foundations

Gaia (Mother Earth)

The first being who, alongside Ouranos, gave birth to the Titans, Cyclopes, and Hecatoncheires.

Ouranos (God of the Sky and Stars)

The first being who, alongside Gaia, gave birth to the Titans, Cyclopes, and Hecatoncheires.

Kronos & Rhea

The Titan parents of the first Olympians. Kronos was eventually overthrown by his son, Zeus.

The First Generation Olympians

• Demeter: Goddess of the Harvest; controlled earth’s fertility and was thanked for healthy crops.
• Hades: Ruler of the Underworld; decided the fate of human spirits.
• Poseidon: Ruler of the Sea; brother of Zeus and master of the ocean.
• Zeus: King of the Gods; ruler of the sky and Mount Olympus

Rosalía de Castro: Pioneer of Modern Galician Literature

Rosalía de Castro stands as a prominent exponent of Romantic literature and is considered a precursor to modern literary movements, akin to Bécquer. Her significance lies in her role as a woman during the Galician Renaissance. Born in Santiago de Compostela, she was an unmarried daughter whose character was shaped throughout her life. She very soon demonstrated her literary talent. Her major literary production began after her marriage to Manuel Murguía in 1858. She passed away in Padrón in 1885. The main themes of her work include:

• Idealization of Galicia: Exalting Galician culture and landscape.
• Social Criticism: Denouncing the social injustices faced by the people of her region.
• Existential

Starlight's Promise: Finding Strength Together

The stars look down

Through Darkness and Despair

Through the dark, and through the hunger,
Through the night and through the fear.
Through the fight and years of hardship,
Through the storms and through the tears.

Unwavering Spirit, United We Stand

And although your feet are weary,
And although your soul is worn,
And although they'll try to break you,
And although you'll feel alone.

We will always stand together, in the dark, right through the storm,
We will stand shoulder to shoulder, to keep us warm.

Stars Witness Our Journey, Guide Our Future

And the stars look down on the mean and hungry,
And the stars look down and show the way.
And the stars look down and will stand together,
To see a day when...

The Carolingian Empire

The Frankish Kingdom

The Franks settled in Gaul after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The region was initially governed by warlords until Clovis unified the Gallo-Roman peoples and the Franks. He famously defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Vouillé.

Mayors of the Palace

The successors of Clovis largely left the government in the hands of the Mayors of the Palace. Notably, Charles Martel stopped the Muslim advance into Europe at the decisive Battle of Poitiers.

The Carolingian Dynasty

Pepin the Short founded the Carolingian dynasty. He allied with Pope Stephen in the fight against the Lombards, who had invaded Italy. In return for the Pope's support, Pepin the Short granted him the Papal Domains, laying the foundation...

Modernism and the Generation of '98: Key Differences

The late nineteenth century saw a profound renewal in art and thought across Europe and America. This period fostered two major literary movements in the Spanish-speaking world: Modernism and the Generation of '98. While both movements sought to break with previous aesthetics (like Realism and Naturalism), they differed significantly in style, focus, and approach to Spanish reality.

Understanding Modernism

Modernism was a literary movement that began in the late nineteenth century, breaking away from the prevailing aesthetics of Realism and Naturalism. It synthesized elements from French literary schools:

• Parnassianism: Focus on mythological themes and formal perfection.
• Symbolism: Use of subjective

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Possessive forms: My, mine, your, yours, theirs, our.

Personal Pronouns

Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

Spanish Verb Conjugation

Indicative Mood

• Present: Simple present tense.
• Imperfect: Past continuous actions.
• Preterite: Completed past actions.
• Future: Future tense.
• Conditional: Hypothetical actions.
• Perfect Tenses: Present perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect.

Subjunctive Mood

• Present: Used for wishes, doubts, or commands.
• Imperfect & Future: Hypothetical and future subjunctive forms.

Imperative Mood

Commands: Direct instructions for second-person subjects.

Infinitive and Verbal Periphrasis

Obligation and Necessity

• Obligation: Tener que + infinitive, deber + infinitive.

Aspectual Periphrasis

• Start: Empezar

The Vision of Federico García Lorca

For Federico García Lorca, theater was not merely a show to "kill time," but a space to reflect the life of a people. He achieved this by addressing a major conflict present in all his works: the clash between freedom and the principle of authority. This conflict is embodied in a series of symbols that characterize the poetic language used by Lorca, as his work is fundamentally a poetic drama.

The Five Stages of Lorca's Theater

1. Poetic Symbolism

The Curse of the Butterfly is a symbolic drama in verse that introduces the theme of impossible love hindered by social conventions.

2. Historical Drama

In 1927, Mariana Pineda premiered, recreating the historical figure of the heroine from Granada who was executed...

Medieval Lyric Poetry

Medieval lyric poetry, written during the Middle Ages (11th-15th centuries), primarily expresses emotions, often love, rather than narrating stories.

Types of Lyric Poetry

Popular Lyrics

• Features: Created by the people and transmitted orally; authorship is anonymous.
• Short poems, often expressing a woman's perspective on love.
• Three Manifestations:
  • Jarchas: Written in Mozarabic (the oldest form).
  • Friend Ballads: Written in Galician-Portuguese.
  • Carol: Written in later Castilian.

Cultured Lyrics

• Features: Written by known authors in palaces or castles and transmitted in writing. Love is a central theme, and compositions tend to be more extensive.
• Three Manifestations:
  • Troubadour Poetry: Written in Catalan.
  • Love Ballads: Written in Galician-

History of Rome

The primitive people of the Italic Peninsula were the Ligurians. These, in turn, were dominated by the Etruscans.

These people remained politically in the peninsula until 509 BC in the form of a monarchy. There were seven Etruscan kings, the last being Tarquin "the Proud".

The end of the monarchy came about without revolution or bloodshed. During the Etruscan monarchy, Rome was founded around seven hills: Capitoline, Celio, Esquiline, Aventine, Quirinal, Viminal, and Palatine (Rome was founded on the Palatine).

Foundation of Rome

1. Legend of Romulus & Remus.
2. Political, economic & social factors.

The triumph of the social revolution was led by the Patricians (the upper class, who were the richest). They controlled political power...