The Evolution of European Literary Movements
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The popular literature had great vitality in the modern age. The songbook includes popular legendary songs, love songs, songs of thieves and bandits, religious songs, etc. The religious drama has a didactic purpose (passion, lives of saints), and the theater is of a profane nature, humorous (hors d'oeuvres and saints).
Renaixement: Taking ideas from humanism, it began in Italy and spread throughout Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The idea of rebirth expresses the desire to restore the ideals of classical civilization (Seraph Peter and Christopher Despuig).
Baroque: This movement predominated in Europe, especially Spain and England, during the seventeenth century. It uses parody, satire, and caricature, which is another... Continue reading "The Evolution of European Literary Movements" »