What is symbolism? Symbolism is the name given to an artistic movement born in the second half of the 19th century in France. This movement had an echo especially in the literary field, where in general, artists see art as a form of expression possible through the use of language symbolized in a subtle way…. read more »
What is conceptism? It was known as conceptism to a current in the literary field that took place during the Baroque. Conceptionism, as its name indicates, is based on the interest in the concept. Thus, its promoters, known as conceptists, focused mainly on the meaning of words, in addition to deepening the way in which… read more »
What is tremendism It was called tremendism to a current in the literary field that took place in the forties of the twentieth century, just at the end of the Civil War. It is important to remember that it was a period marked by the harshness of this process, which allowed reflecting this same harshness… read more »
What are literary currents? Although much has been discussed about the classification of literature and its different manifestations have received several terms for their grouping, one of the most accepted has been that of literary currents. Thus, literary currents are understood as a group of works whose authors also belonged to a kind of literary… read more »
What is postmodern literature? Postmodernism, also known as postmodern literature, is a literary movement that began around 1970 as a response to and rejection of the traditional position of literature. It was a cultural, philosophical and artistic movement, although at this point we will focus on its participation and implication for the world of literature…. read more »
What is post-avant-gardism? It consists of a literary movement that developed in Latin America after the avant-garde movements, also known as vanguardism, from which a series of literary currents emerged as a reaction to the historical and social events taking place in different parts of the world. Post-avant-gardism emerged in the mid-twentieth century, around the… read more »
What is literary avant-gardism? First of all, it is necessary to take into account that Vanguardism, brings together a series of currents and movements that not only took place in the development of literature, but also in other artistic fields. However, on this occasion we will deal with avant-gardism itself in literature, the movements that… read more »
What is modernism in literature? It was a literary movement that was characterized by sustaining an important creative rebelliousness in its literary development, as well as a dye that many criticized as narcissistic. One of the central axes of its irruption had to do with the renovation of the language that it proposes for posterity,… read more »
What is literary naturalism? When we talk about naturalism we cannot ignore that it was an artistic movement that moved different spheres of art, but its main development took place within literature, especially because of its closeness to literary realism, which we have already talked about in another section. Many critics refer to naturalism as… read more »
¿What is literary realism? When we talk about realism we refer to a trend that generated an artistic movement, in this case, we will focus on its development in the world of literature. Thus, literary realism was characterized by its focus on the resemblance between the forms of aesthetic representation with the reality in which… read more »