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Vocabulari i Gramàtica Catalana: Guia de Préstecs i Estructures

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Vocabulari Català

A

Aasolir: Getting | Afegir: Drown | Arrossegar: Drag | Assabentar-se: Finding | Anec: Duck | Ajornar: Defer | Assol: Getting | Ase: Ass | Aillas: Clear

B

Boci: Piece | Benaurat: Blessed | Bustia: Buzon

C

Closca: Shell | Capgirar: Back | Creuer: Cross | Cendre: Ashtray | Key: Keychain | Capçelera: Header | Costat: Hip

D

Decebre: Deccepcionar | Deria: craziness | Dourat: Gold

E

Ensepidor: numbing | Embarbussament: Tongue twisters | Errades: Mistakes | Esdeveniments: Events | Atrás: Back

F

Ferm: Firm

G

Guarir: Cure | Gehement: Passionate | Ganyota: Grimace | Gaudir: Enjoy | Gripau: Sapo

H

Ham: Hook

L

Llar: Home

M

Manlleu: Loan | Maduixa: Strawberry | Muscle: Shoulder | Mitjançar: Calm | Menhir: Monument prehistòric | Matalaf: Mattress | Malluch:

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Jorge Manrique, Romancero, Celestina and Renaissance Literature

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Jorge Manrique and the Coplas

Coplas by Jorge Manrique were written in the second half of the 15th century. Manrique was a knight who died in action at the Queen's war, defending Isabel I. The Coplas are a lament on the death of his father, composed of 40 stanzas of sextillas with the structure 8a8b4c8a8b4c/8d8e4f8d8e4d.

Main Themes

  • The concept of life
  • The fugacity of life
  • The equality of all social classes before Death
  • The importance of eternal life above earthly life

The Romancero

During the 14th century, the longest epic narratives evolved into shorter forms. Jongleurs stopped reciting them in their entirety. The romance consists of an indefinite number of octosyllabic verses, in which the even verses rhyme, while the odd verses are free. The collections...

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Classic Spanish and World Novels: A Literary Reference Table

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Sansón Carrasco

J. Espronceda

Novel

Prose Novel

Novelist Novel

El señor de Bembibre

Enrique Gil y Carrasco

Novel

Prose Novel

Novelist Novel

El doncel de don Enrique el Doliente

Larra

Novel

Prose Novel

Novelist Novel

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Novel

Prose Novel

Gothic Novel
Escenas andaluzas
Serafín Estébanez Calderón
Novel
Prose Novel
Costumbrist Sketch
Escenas matritenses
Ramón Mesonero Romanos
Novel
Prose Novel
Costumbrist Sketch
Leyendas
Bécquer
Novel
Prose Novel
Legends
El castellano viejo
Larra
Novel
Prose Novel
Articles of Customs (Costumbrism)
Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino
Duque de Rivas
Novel
Theatre
Romantic Drama
Don Juan Tenorio
J. Zorrilla
Novel
Theatre
Romantic Drama
La conjuración de Venecia
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa
Novel
Theatre
Romantic Drama
El trovador
Antonio
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Avant-Garde Movements in Catalan Literature and Art

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Avant-gardism emerged during the two major wars of the twentieth century: the First World War (1914-1918) and the Second World War (1939-1945). In a period marked by economic, military and political upheaval, many artists of the past turned to new forms of expression. Avant-gardism sought to define the spirit of rupture and experimentation in the world of art.

Artistic movements of this period proposed a radical break with cultural values, rejecting the desire for gold and the traditional constraints of the past. Artists tried to find new ways of expression, and the vanguard was a revolt against established conventions.

Characteristics of the Avant-Garde

  • The frontiers of painting, literature and genres were broken down.
  • Movements such as Cubism,
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Spanish Administrative Law: Sources, Regulations and Legal Relations

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Topic 2: Sources of Administrative Law

1. Sources of Law: Administrative manifestations normative through the sources of law which the constitution recognizes their validity.

2. Principle of Legality: Acting public powers can only be exercised according to the law (the law submission principle and the positive and negative linkage of the law).

3. Principle of Competence: Attribution to one organ of the concrete and regulated matters entrusted to a specific power to dictate certain rules, excluding others.

4. Principle of Hierarchy: The hierarchical ordering of the various sources of law allows different bodies to adopt rules, with the primacy of the law over regulations.

5. Establishment: The Constitution is the fundamental legal standard that regulates

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