Latin American Literary Movements and Linguistic Structures

Indigenismo: Social and Economic Factors in Literature

The current indigenous natives should not be exclusively literary factors, but rather social and economic factors. The Indian appears as a character in literature for their demographic dominance and their social and economic prostration. However, the Indian is an excuse to talk about a much greater occurrence in the development of themes that highlight their problems. This differed from realism, which was not limited to the objective presentation of the characters and underlined the social environment as a determiner of character, but also excited subjective aspects of individual human beings. Some people also felt that the Indians had traditionalist features; however, Indianism does not insist on being picturesque and maintains the right attitude found in literary manners.

Modernism and the Influence of Azul

Azul... puts us on the track of the importance of the Castilian language and the restoration of Spanish stylistic and poetic patterns. It incorporates musical, pictorial, and plastic qualities which would have been influenced by the French. Modernism in France was a vehicle for the momentum of modernism, but Hispano-America meant the birth of its own new originality. A feature of modernism was the critical impulse against artistic coordinates. The sonnet was a form of poetic composition that suffered more innovations with modernism, such as those influenced by Garcilaso de la Vega.

Grammar: Prepositions and Subclasses

Prepositions: to, face, low, contrast, from, over, in, between, to, even, through, in, free, according to, following, on. The subclasses of prepositions are substantive, adverb, and adjective. The subclasses of propositions are substantive, adverb, and adjective.

Impressionism and the Advent of Modernism

Impressionism in France used strokes, while Modernism, which emerged in Hispano-America with the advent of the twentieth century, was initiated by José Martí, Manuel González Prada, and Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera. Political independence from Spain had already been achieved, and then began the era of peace. There was a sensory cult of beauty, a cult of musical words, and exotic themes, such as the mestizaje of José Santos Chocano.

Postmodernism and the Return to Reality

Postmodernism represented an immediate return to reality, simplicity, and the purification of the forms of artistic expression. Key figures include Abraham Valdelomar and José María Eguren, who wrote "The Girl with the Blue Lamp."

The Avant-Garde Movement in Europe and America

Avant-garde artistic movements were born in Europe after the war. Vanguardista poets rejected tradition and totally renovated the metaphor; they worshipped novelty and surprise. They were freed from the rules of grammar and used totally free verse; their poems introduced elements of modern times. Principal poets include Carlos Oquendo de Amat and César Vallejo.