Spanish Enlightenment literature
Literary movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Spanish Enlightenment literature?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Spanish Enlightenment literature is the literature of Spain written during the Age of Enlightenment.
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (August 2021) |
Literature of Spain |
---|
• Medieval literature |
• Renaissance |
• Miguel de Cervantes |
• Baroque |
• Enlightenment |
• Romanticism |
• Realism |
• Modernismo |
• Generation of '98 |
• Novecentismo |
• Generation of '27 |
• Literature subsequent to the Civil War |
During the 18th century a new mentality emerged (in essence a continuation of the Renaissance) which swept away the old values of the Baroque era and was given the name the Enlightenment. This movement is based on a critical spirit, on the predominance of reason and experience, philosophy and science being the most valued sources of knowledge. The period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason. In short, human happiness was pursued by means of culture and progress. Art and literature began to move towards a new classicism (Neoclassicism). Expressions of feeling were avoided, norms and academic rules were followed, and balance and harmony were valued. By the end of the century, so much rigidity led to a reaction in the form of a return to the world of feelings; this movement is known as Pre-Romanticism.