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Spanish literature, the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and examines the emergence of major genres.
- Galician Literature
Spanish literature - Galician Poetry, Prose, & Drama:...
- Catalan Literature
Spanish literature - Catalan, Poetry, Prose: The Catalan...
- Social Realism
In Canadian literature: World War II and the postwar period,...
- Social Novel
social problem novel, work of fiction in which a prevailing...
- Galician Literature
Understanding postwar Spanish literature requires acquaintance with grim socio-political realities, physical devastation, ideological tyranny, cultural, political, and sexual repression.
The most representative authors were Juan Donoso Cortés (1809–1853) and Jaime Balmes Urpía (1810–1848): Juan Donoso Cortés came from the liberal school, though later he defended Catholic and authoritarian ideas.
Apr 4, 2019 · The Cry of Dolores is an expression associated with the 1810 Mexican revolt against the Spanish, a cry of sorrow and anger from a priest credited with beginning Mexico's struggle for independence from colonial rule.
THE HISTORY OF SPANISH LITERATURE. 1. THE MIDDLE AGES. The first works of Spanish literature were written during the Middle Ages. The Poem of El Cid, whose author is unknown, is the first work written in verse in Spanish. It is a poem of heroic deeds, where the feats of El Cid are recounted. “And from the lips of everyone comes the same ...
It was not until the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when the idea of literature as an independent category emerged, that it became possible to conceive of a Spanish American literature, one, moreover, worthy of a history.
The Golden Age, or Siglo de Oro, of Spanish literature extended from the early 16th century to the late 17th century. Among the period’s most notable works is Cervantes’s Don Quixote. The Siglo de Oro is considered the high point in Spain’s literary history.
