Gongorism
As Gongorism a lyrical style of Spanish is Baroque literature in the period of the Siglo de Oro , respectively. It is largely superimposed with the term cultism or cultism (span .: gongorismo / cultismo / culteranismo ).
It is named after Luis de Góngora (1561–1627), who shaped the style of Spanish baroque literature. Besides Gongora, Fernando de Herrera and Luis Carrillo y Sotomayor were important authors. The works of the cultists are characterized by an exuberant visual language, unusual metaphors , borrowings from Greek and Latin, neologisms and archaisms . They are also rich in ancient mythological allusions. It is therefore a kind of elitist literature aimed at educated readers.
Opponents of Gongorism included Lope de Vega and Francisco de Quevedo . Gongorism lived on in Latin America for a long time, as in the work of Juana Inés de la Cruz and Juan de Espinosa Medrano .
Similar tendencies
In a broader sense too verschraubt- is in the literature mannered prose or poetry called gongoristisch. For example, it has been claimed that William Faulkner's novels are in the style of a "Dixie Gongorism" . In Italian poetry and drama, the corresponding style is called Marinismo , named after the Baroque poet Giovan Battista Marino . However, the term was not used until the 19th century.
See also
source
- Rudolf Noack: Gongorism , Cultism . In: Herbert Greiner-Mai (ed.): Small dictionary of world literature . VEB Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983. pp. 110 and 157.