History of Spanish Literature  From Middle Ages to the 14 th century  Most famous texts: Las Jarchas, El Cantar de Mio Cid XIII Century. Poetry: [El mester de Clerecia], [Gonzalo de Berceo], [Libro de Alexandre], [Libro de Apolonio], [Poema de Fernan Gonzales] The beginnings of Prose: Alfonso X el Sabi. XIV Century. Development of Prose: El Conde Lucanor Poetry: El Arcipreste de Hita—El libro de Buen Amor

History of Spanish Literature  XV Century- End of the Middle Ages  Poetry: Cancioneros, Marques de Santillana, Juan de Mena, Jorge Manrique  Prose: El Cobarcho, Boscan Perez de Guzman

History of Spanish Literature  XVI Century—Renaissance  Sentimental Novel and Chivalry: El Amadis de Gaula, Romancero, Fernando de Rojas: La Celestina  The Renaissance Lyric: Boscan, Garcilaso de la Vega, Hurtado de Mendoza  Theater: Gil Vicente, Lope de Rueda, Juan de la Cueva  Picaresque Novel: La Lozana Andaluza, Lazarillo de Tormes  Prose: Antonio de Guevara y Literatura Moral. Hermanos Valdes. Miguel de Cervantes [El quijote de la mancha], El guzman de Alfarache.  Mystics: Fray Luis de Granada, Santa Teresa de Jesus, San Juan de la Cruz, Fray Luis de Leon.  XVII—Barroque  Picaresque Novel: El Guiton Onofre  Theater: Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Alarcon, Luis de Gongora, Francisco de Quevedo, Calderon de la Barca.

History of Spanish Literature  XVIII Century—The Enlightenment  Feijoo, Luzan  Neoclassic School: Moratin, Cadalso, Inarte, Samaniego, Jovellanos, Melendez Valdes, Huerta, Ramon de la Cruz.  End of the Century and Crisis  Moratin, Cienfuegos

History of Spanish Literature  XIX Century—Romanticism  Romanticism ( ) Bohl de Faber, Martinez de la rosa, EL duque de Rivas, Larra, Espronceda, Zorrilla.  Post-romanticism and Realism ( ): Poetry and Drama: Becquer, Campoamor Nunez de Arce, Echegaray.  Novel and Critic: Ferman Caballero, Alarcon, Valera, Pereda, Galdos, Pardo Bazan, Clarin, Palacio Valdes, Blasco Ibanez, Menendez Pelayo.

History of Spanish Literature  98 Generation and Modernism  Unamuno, Azorin, Baroja, Valle Inclan, Antonio Machado, Juan Ramon Jimenez Contemporary Literature -Ortega y Gasset, Perez de Ayala, Miro, Gomez de la Serna, Eugenio d’Ors, Jorge Guillen, Pedro salinas, Garcia Lorca, Rafael Alberti.

History of Spanish Literature  From  Lyric: Miguel Hernández, Gabriel Celaya, Rafael Morales, Jose Hierro, Blas de Otero.  Novel: Zunzunegui, Ramón Sender, Francisco de Ayala, Arturo Barea, Max Aub, José María Gironella, Camilo José Cela, Ignacio Agusti, Carmen Laforet, Miguel Delibes, Juan Goytisolo, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Carmen Martín Gayte.  Novel from 1950: Juan García Hortelano, Luis Goytisolo-Gay, Jesús López Pacheco, Armando, López Salinas, Caballero Bonald, Ana María Matute, Elena  Quiroga, Ignacio Aldecoa, García Pavón, Vicente Soto, Luis Martín Santos, Juan Marse, Juan Benet.  Postwar Theatre: José María Pemán, Luca de Tena, Claudio de la Torre, Joaquín Calvo Sotelo, Miguel Mihura, Alfonso Paso, Buero Vallejo, Alfonso  Sastre, Fernando Arrabal, José García Lara, Manuel Andújar

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