Chapter 1
The Italian spark and the Spanish soul
Chapter 2
Stone and soul: Plateresque and Herrerian architecture
Chapter 3
Courtly splendor and the Golden Age painters
Chapter 4
Literature and the mind of the Spanish Renaissance
YOUR GOAL
Master of The unique glow of the Spanish Renaissance
Ch 4 · Literature and the mind of the Spanish Renaissance
andy Spanish Renaissance Literature
We gave our spoken words a guide to help them find their way, The first vernacular grammar shaped the things we write and say.
andy After leaving Valencia, Juan Luis Vives befriended Erasmus and Thomas More while pioneering modern psychology and defending women
Fun Fact
Banned book success: Despite being banned by the Inquisition, 'Lazarillo de Tormes' was secretly printed and read all over Europe, becoming a massive bestseller.
Glossary
picaresque (adjective)
Relating to an episodic style of fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish but appealing hero. Spain pioneered this literary genre in 1554 with the publication of the anonymous masterpiece Lazarillo de Tormes.
Relating to an episodic style of fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish but appealing hero. Spain pioneered this literary genre in 1554 with the publication of the anonymous masterpiece Lazarillo de Tormes.
Quiz
What does the Spanish word 'pícaro' mean, which gave the picaresque literary genre its name?
Quiz
Which 1554 anonymous Spanish novel is credited with inventing the gritty 'picaresque' literary genre?
Quiz
What was the name of the massive multilingual Bible printed in Alcalá de Henares in 1517?
Quiz
What poetic structure did the soldier-poet Garcilaso de la Vega adapt from Italian into Spanish literature?
Quiz
Which prominent Spanish humanist thinker advocated for women's education and early forms of social welfare in the 16th century?