What is Dadaism in literature? Dadaism was an artistic movement that developed in different artistic manifestations, in this case we will refer particularly to Dadaism as an avant-garde in literature, being one of the axes in which it reached its greatest development. Many researchers point out that Dadaism arose as a form of protest against… read more »
What is surrealism? It is one of the most important avant-gardes of literature that emerged in France and made its way with André Breton’s manifesto. This avant-garde was marked by a particular technique that permeates all his literary works, which consists of automatic writing, where the authors leave on paper the immediate information of their… read more »
What is expressionism? It was one of the main artistic manifestations with special transcendence in the development of literature during the 20th century, especially during and after the First World War. One of the main characteristics of expressionism has to do with the adoption of particularly spontaneous and subjective forms of expression that were echoed… read more »
What is Russian literature? Throughout history literary manifestations have taken place in different areas of the world, this is the opportunity to talk about one in particular. Russian literature includes not only literature that has developed in Russia, but also literature that has been written in Russian by authors from other parts of the world…. read more »
What is German literature? We speak of German literature to refer to a whole set of literary creations that are created by German-speaking peoples. However, their classification and identification have often been a problem in order to divide them from the German literary creations of French and others. In this case we have chosen to… read more »
What is Portuguese literature? It consists of all the literature that has been developed in the Portuguese language and written by authors from this same area, Portugal, which is why it does not include in its literary expressions texts and works that have been developed in Brazil, despite sharing the language, as well as Portuguese-speaking… read more »
What is Argentine literature? It refers to the set of literary works that have been created by writers born in Argentina, one of the most artistically important areas within universal literature. At many times, Argentine literature has become the home of ideals, trends and currents that have become points of reference for writers not only… read more »
What is Mexican literature? We refer to Mexican literature when we talk about a group of literary works that were written either in Mexican territory or by authors of Mexican origin. However, this literature also includes works that were written in Mesoamerican territory, especially during the pre-Columbian and colonial eras. The Mesoamerican region, in its… read more »
What is English literature? This literature comprises any work or text that has been written in the English language, including those written in Old English, as well as in medieval, modern and contemporary English, in addition to works written in other dialectical formats of the language. So English literature refers to the writing of the… read more »
What is Italian literature? We call Italian literature to all literary production that has been developed in Italian language and by Italian writers inside or outside the country, but especially includes works developed in times prior to the creation or constitution of the state. In particular, Italian literature is one of the most important in… read more »