HISP 225 - presentation 13

what is the spanish golden age or siglo de oro

wheere the rise of extroadinary art and literary paralleled the political rise of the Habsburg dynasty

what created this golden age

Spain had possessions in Italy that allowed the culutral transfer of the italian renaissance

what led to the creation of the first modern bureaucracies and why did this matter

growth of the spanish empire- drove high demand for literate individuals and institutions developed higher learning and introduced the printing press

what was the diversity of spain during the golden age

although it defended catholic orthodoxy it was multiracial and multicultural - allowing exchange of literary creativity with new forms of entertainment and theatre

what impact did censorship have during the goldne age

the expression of art was ocussed on literature as it was safer than philosophy and theology

what is the background of miguel de cervantes

born to a modest family (barber-surgeon) he was noble but poor

what did miguel de cerventes do +their consequences

joined spanish infantry in italian wars and fought in battle of lepanto to gain naval victory against the ottoman empire (fought through illness and was wounded_, fought in tunisia and navarino caputring pirates (captured in algiers for 5 years), 

what was the personal conflict of Miguel de Cerventes - what did this leade to

military duty and lietrary passion - shaped his literary by blending realword hardship with literary idealism

what did being a slave in algiers do for miguel de cerventes

the captives tale- spanish soldier escapes with hellp of moorish woman and they fall in love, the prisons of algiers- how christian captives maintain fiath and hope through suffering, the commerce of algiers- ransom economy and exchange between christians and muslims 

what happened to miguel cerventes when he return from algiers

got no royal rewards for his service

what did miguel cerventes work as when he got back from algiers

a government job working as purchasing agent for spanish armada and a tax collector

what was miguel cerventes accused of when working as a tax official +consequences

constantlty accused of money mismanagement and jailed in sville for accounting discrepancies and then wrote a satirical critical perspective on society 

what was miguel cerventes writing journey

started by writing unpopular playwrights but began writing his plays on traumatic experiencesand had a breakthrough (Don Quixote) which was copied by Alonso Fernandez de avellaneda

what are two of Miguel Cerventes major works

exemplary novel - 12 diverse short stories, persiles and sigismunda - epic adventure romance

what are 4 qualities of don Quixote

la mancha setting, realistic characters, central tension, literary innovation

who is the man behind don quixote

alonso quijano

why is th protgonist of don quixote unique

the frist modern protagonist - who had self-reflection, doubt, and evolving consciousness

what is the language and style of Don quixote

elevated archaic and rejortrical prose the beauty and futility of living

what are the origins of the character alonso quijano

he is a modest gentlement from la mancha with normal social standing - he is obessessed with book so much that he looses touch with reality so he adopts a character - ‘don quixote’  to protect the helpless but renounces his quest when he dies and returns to alonso quijano

who is sancho panza

the loyal squire 

what is the character sancho panza like

embodies realism and wisdom and balances on quixotes creates the battle of realism versus illlusion

what is the language of sancho panza like

in proverbs, cliches and popular sayings - he represents the worldview of the people while providing humour through literal inerpretations, greed and bodily concerns

what is the character development of Sancho panza

begins as a simple peasent and evolves into a complex figure- he then particupates in teh illusion showing moral growth and emotional intelligence.

what are 6 features of lady of don quixote (dulcinea del toboso)

absent but central (only exists in his imagination), is a character with a changed name to show the power of literary to create a new reality, she is an idealised feminine archetype, a symbol of transcendence, she is a narrtive function as the axis of don quixotes madness and heorism 

who is the noble stted of don quixote

rocinante

what is the character of rocinante

old scrawny workhorse that transformed into noble steed thyat has feelings and thoughts ot humanize him

who is rocinante seen as 

don quixotes physical double or alter ego- he participates pbey and suffers with don quixotes illusions. 

what is the function of rocinante in don quixote

comic function but sympathetic humour