What is the Latin American boom? The term “Latin American boom” is used to refer to a literary and publishing phenomenon that developed between the 1960s and 1970s, in which Latin American literature flourished, particularly the narrative genre, with an important artistic production that would be fundamental for the evolution of the literary world, this… read more »
What is literary criollismo? Criollismo, also known as criollista literature, was a movement that arose with the intention of portraying everything related to popular customs, including the language of the people, particularly the peasants. It is said that this movement was greatly influenced by regionalist literature based on the reflection of the social and political… read more »
What does culteranismo consist of? It is one of the most important literary schools of the Baroque, it stands out for its distinction with conceptualism, which comes from the same period. This current is characterized by the linguistic contributions it makes, where the authors give greater importance to the form and aesthetics in which the… read more »
What is Mannerism? Mannerism was known as the trend that developed between 1520 and 1620 and that achieved a great influence in several artistic dimensions, among them and one of the most important, literature. One of its main characteristics is related to the fact that it marks the transition period between the Renaissance and the… read more »
What is nothingness? Nadaism was a literary movement that emerged in the late 50’s in America, exactly in Colombia. This movement emerged as a response to the prevailing social system of the time, so the authors of the movement set out to revolutionize the statutes determined by the academy and institutions. To this end, Gonzalo… read more »
What is Parnassianism? Under the term Parnassianism was known one of the most important literary movements of French origin that emerged during the second half of the nineteenth century, between 1850 and 1876. Parnassianism was seen as a reaction against poetic subjectivism, since the movement advocated objectivity and the search for impersonality, mainly, as well… read more »
What is magical realism? It is one of the most important literary movements of this artistic field that began in the 1930s in the American continent, but found its greatest boom between the 1960s and 1970s. This movement coincides with the emergence of another important process in literature, called the Latin American Boom, which we… read more »
What is Noucentisme? Noucentisme, also known in the literary field as the Generation of 14, was an aesthetic movement in the artistic field, particularly in literature, which spread during the early twentieth century from Spain. Many of the authors who are part of this movement also come from the Generation of ’27 and Generation of… read more »
What was Rococo? It was an artistic movement that was born in France, but it did not take long to develop in other areas of the European continent between 1730 and 1760. It is important to consider that it will have a great impact in different artistic fields, especially, and the one we will deal… read more »
What is the Golden Age? It is known as the Golden Age the period that begins approximately from the year 1492 and ends in 1659, known as such because it is considered a fundamental moment for the development and artistic flourishing, especially focused on the literary world with the emergence of important creations. It is… read more »