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Cultural/ Social Themes: Honor

My internet (on my laptop) has been slow so if it looks a bit wonky, it’s because I published this on my phone :).

Unlike in English, the Spanish language has two concepts of honor. Honor is the valorization of your own proper person. On the other hand, Honra is the social opinion of others.(source) Do remember that honor and honra also relate to one’s own relation to your family. That is, your honor reflects not only your person, but your family’s standing. Honor is presented differently depending on your…

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"En tanto que de rosa y azucena" by Garcilaso de la Vega

SONETO XXIII Support the Study Guide Help us make the show. By making a contribution, you will help me to make notes that matter and you enjoy. Donate En tanto que de rosa y azucena (1) se muestra la color en vuestro gesto, (2) y que vuestro mirar ardiente, honesto, (3) enciende al corazón y lo refrena; (4) y en tanto que el cabello, que en la vena (5) del oro se escogió, con vuelo presto,…

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Poetics: Explaining Spanish Poetry

Sorry for the absence. I've been a bit under the weather.

In brief… Poetry is a lyrical expression of intensity of feeling, thoughts, and ideology. Spanish poetry, unlike in English, is divided in arte menor and arte mayor. What does this mean? There’s going to be some math when counting the syllables in a poem (I’m sorry) Mini Linguistics Corner Unlike English, Spanish is a syllabic language. Meaning: the rhythm of the language is based on the…

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Renaissance

Little Bit of History The Spanish Renaissance is argued to begin in 1492. Other dates have been introduced but to keep it simple, let’s say 1492. It is the year of the Fall of Granada which signaled the end of Moorish control of Spain and the end of the Reconquista. The Reconquista began in 711 A.D with the Moorish invasion of Visigothic Spain. It is also when Antonio de Nebrija published his…

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