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Latin Personal and Possessive Pronouns

First Person Pronouns (Ego, Nos)

Note: mēcum = with me; nōbīscum = with us.

Second Person Pronouns (Tu, Vos)

The Generation of '98

The Generation of '98 is the name traditionally given to a group of Spanish writers deeply affected by the political, social, and moral crisis in Spain following the military defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898. The loss of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines had a profound impact on the nation's psyche.

Key Authors

Authors who comprise this generation include:

• Miguel de Unamuno
• Pío Baroja
• Azorín
• Ramiro de Maeztu
• Antonio Machado
• Valle-Inclán

Cultural Context

The cultural scene in the early twentieth century was marked by a sense of hopelessness. Intellectuals of the late nineteenth century, led by Francisco Giner de los Ríos, founded the Institución Libre de Enseñanza (Free Institution of Education). This institution...

Antonio Machado: Life and Legacy (1875–1939)

Antonio Machado was born in Seville in 1875. At age 8, he moved to Madrid with his family, where he studied at the Institución Libre de Enseñanza. He later became a Professor of French at the Soria Institute. It was in Soria that he met the young Leonor Izquierdo, whom he married.

When the Spanish Civil War broke out, Machado was in the capital and supported the Republic. He passed through France and died in exile at Collioure on February 22, 1939. His personal image was one of simplicity and humility. His poetry, particularly that focused on Soria and Castilla, revives his profound sense of love and shared humanity, a feeling shared by many of his generation.

The Evolution of Machado's Poetic Career

Machado'...

Realism

From the second half of the nineteenth century, a new movement began, Realism, which represented a reaction to the Romantic writers of Romanticism. Instead of seeking a subjective contemplation of reality, the authors gave a more objective, realistic view. Throughout Europe, a series of social changes were taking place, including the emergence of the proletariat. Realist writers began to report the negative consequences of these changes.

Characteristics of Realism:

• They prefer factual descriptions and dialogues that characterize the characters.
• The protagonists are ordinary men and women.
• Works have a social intent and subject matter drawn from reality.
• Narrative grows mostly.
• In France, Balzac and Flaubert are highlighted, with Madame Bovary.

Roman Priesthoods: Keepers of Sacred Traditions

In ancient Rome, priests were very numerous and clustered in colleges. Some were more important than others, and this hierarchy reflected to some extent the organization of their own gods.

The Flamines: Devoted to Specific Deities

The Flamines were priests consecrated to the worship of a particular god. The three major Flamines dealt with Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus. There were also fifteen minor Flamines who took care of other gods and attended sacrifices. The main priest was the Flamen Dialis, dedicated to Jupiter.

The Flamen Dialis: Jupiter's High Priest

The Flamen Dialis had to be a patrician and was required to observe a strict set of rules and taboos in his daily life and clothing. For example,...

Spanish Literature in the 15th Century

1. Poetry in the 15th Century

Along with the traditional song, another way of oral transmission developed: poesía de romancero. Learned poetry brought new themes and poetic styles, as seen in the songbooks. First, troubadour poetry of courtly love appeared. In the second stage of this era, poetry developed moral issues.

Romances

Romances are a large, old collection of poems that began to be composed in the 14th century. They were collected and published in the 16th century. The sung ballads are narrative poems of oral transmission with varied topics. Many are epic ballads that sing of heroic episodes involving great gentlemen like El Cid. There are also lyrical and loving themes. From the end of the 14th...

The Evolution of Contemporary Galician Narrative

The change in the political system towards democracy had significant repercussions on the literary system in Galicia. This period saw the rise of literary prizes, the emergence of robust literary criticism, increased professionalization within the sector, and a significant growth in the number of readers and authors.

Key Features of Present-Day Galician Narrative

Contemporary Galician narrative exhibits several distinct characteristics:

• Diverse registers and a wide range of possibilities.
• A preferential interest in the novel as a form.
• The widespread use of direct and accessible prose.

Dominant Themes and Literary Genres

Themes often focus on daily occurrences and contemporary life. Key literary genres...

20th-Century Hispanic Theater

Early 20th-Century Theater

The Decade of the 1950s

Theater of the Absurd

Humor is used to escape a society full of contradictions and with little freedom.

Social realism, with works like A Straight Story (1949) by Antonio Buero Vallejo and Death Squad by Alfonso Sastre, addressed problems from a committed social position.

Theater of the 1960s

Commercial theater: Alfonso Paso and Jaime de Armiñán.

Committed and innovative theater, criticizing social problems while seeking new forms of expression.

Works: Laura by Jesús Campos, The Elm-Shirt by Lauro Olmo, Pic-nic by Fernando Arrabal, and works by Antonio Gala.

Theater of the 1940s

Ideological drama: Jacinto Benavente and Carlos Arniches.

Comedy intended to distract the public...

Narrative Perspectives and Structure

The narrator is multiple, and the events are reconstructed from several perspectives. Sometimes it is a secondary character, a friend of Santiago Nasar, who recounts the facts in the first person. At other times, it is a third-person narrator, writing a chronicle from collected information. Often, different characters give varying versions of the same event. We also witness the omniscience of some individuals who know the thoughts of others. The town itself, finally, also appears as a narrator of events.

Temporal Dynamics and Narrative Flow

The time in this novel is treated retrospectively. This is a fundamental feature of the novel that renewed the sixties and an original technique employed by García Márquez....

Understanding Romanticism

Romanticism was an artistic and literary movement that triumphed in the mid-nineteenth century. Its development was influenced by social and political changes that definitively settled the last vestiges of the old regime.

Historical Context

The French Revolution, occurring in the late eighteenth century, provided political, ideological, and social benefits that spread throughout Europe.

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late eighteenth century and spread throughout Europe during the nineteenth century.

Key Features of Romantic Literature

Mariano José de Larra is a leading author of the Romantic period.

Rebellion

Romantics questioned the morality of their time and bourgeois values.

Avoidance

Confrontation with...