Literature Spain

corral de comedias de almagro, spanish golden age theatre lope de vega , calderon de la barca

the earliest recorded examples of vernacular romance-based literature date same time , location, rich mix of muslim, jewish, , christian cultures in muslim spain, in maimonides, averroes, , others worked, kharjas (jarchas).

bronze statues of don quixote , sancho panza in plaza de españa in madrid

during reconquista, epic poem cantar de mio cid written real man—his battles, conquests, , daily life.

other major plays medieval times mester de juglaría, mester de clerecía, coplas por la muerte de su padre or el libro de buen amor (the book of love).

during renaissance major plays la celestina , el lazarillo de tormes, while many religious literature created poets luis de león, san juan de la cruz, santa teresa de jesús, etc.

the baroque important period spanish culture. in times of spanish empire. famous don quijote de la mancha miguel de cervantes written in time. other writers period are: francisco de quevedo, lope de vega, calderón de la barca or tirso de molina.

during enlightenment find names such leandro fernández de moratín, benito jerónimo feijóo, gaspar melchor de jovellanos or leandro fernández de moratín.

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during romanticism, josé zorrilla created 1 of emblematic figures in european literature in don juan tenorio. other writers period gustavo adolfo bécquer, josé de espronceda, rosalía de castro or mariano josé de larra.

in realism find names such benito pérez galdós, emilia pardo bazán, leopoldo alas (clarín), concepción arenal, vicente blasco ibáñez , menéndez pelayo. realism offered depictions of contemporary life , society . in spirit of general realism , realist authors opted depictions of everyday , banal activities , experiences, instead of romanticised or stylised presentations.

the group has become known generation of 1898 marked destruction of spain s fleet in cuba gunboats in 1898, provoked cultural crisis in spain. disaster of 1898 led established writers seek practical political, economic, , social solutions in essays grouped under literary heading of regeneracionismo. group of younger writers, among them miguel de unamuno, pío baroja, , josé martínez ruiz (azorín), disaster , cultural repercussions inspired deeper, more radical literary shift affected both form , content. these writers, along ramón del valle-inclán, antonio machado, ramiro de maeztu, , Ángel ganivet, came known generation of 98.

the generation of 1914 or novecentismo. next supposed generation of spanish writers following of 98 calls question value of such terminology. year 1914—the year of outbreak of first world war , of publication of first major work of generation s leading voice, josé ortega y gasset—a number of younger writers had established own place within spanish cultural field.

leading voices include poet juan ramón jiménez, academics , essayists ramón menéndez pidal, gregorio marañón, manuel azaña, maria zambrano, eugeni d ors, clara campoamor , ortega y gasset, , novelists gabriel miró, ramón pérez de ayala, , ramón gómez de la serna. while still driven national , existential questions obsessed writers of 98, approached these topics greater sense of distance , objectivity. salvador de madariaga, prominent intellectual , writer, 1 of founders of college of europe , composer of constitutive manifest of liberal international.

the generation of 1927, poets pedro salinas, jorge guillén, federico garcía lorca, vicente aleixandre, dámaso alonso. scholars of national literary heritage, again evidence of impact of calls of regeneracionistas , generation of 1898 spanish intelligence turn @ least partially inwards.

miguel delibes describes situation of rural spain after rural flight in 1950s.

the 2 main writers in second half of 20th century nobel prize in literature laureate camilo josé cela , miguel delibes generation of 36. spain 1 of countries number of laureates nobel prize in literature, , latin american laureates made spanish language literature 1 of laureates of all. spanish writers are: josé echegaray, jacinto benavente, juan ramón jiménez, vicente aleixandre , camilo josé cela. portuguese writer josé saramago, awarded prize, lived many years in spain , spoke both portuguese , spanish. saramago known iberist ideas.

the generation of 50 known children of civil war. rosa chacel, gloria fuertes, jaime gil de biedma, juan goytisolo, carmen martín gaite, ana maría matute, juan marsé, blas de otero, gabriel celaya, antonio gamoneda, rafael sánchez ferlosio or ignacio aldecoa.