Category: Literature

The epic poetryis a literary genre consisting of a long, serious, and poetic narrative about a significant event, often starring a hero. Before the invention of writing, this genre was strictly oral. In this sense, the term “epic” is derived from the Greek word epos, which means “what is counted.” For all practical purposes, ancient cultures

The assignment is a derivative of the verb ascribing concept. In very simple terms, it could be understood as the sum of something less to something greater. It is also understood by ascription to the faculty that a subject is given to carry out an activity within an institution. Another concept given to this word

The poststructuralism is a philosophical and critical literature of the twentieth century movement, which began in France in the late sixties. It is based on the linguistic theories of the Swiss lawyer Ferdinand de Saussure, the concepts of the French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss (related to structuralism ) and the concepts of deconstruction of the philosopher

The simile is a literary figure that allows to establish differences, comparison and similarities between two elements, whether they are objects, people, animals, thoughts, ideas or emotions. A characteristic of this literary device is that in the statement the participating elements are named, which differentiates it from the metaphor. An example of a simile is

The derivative morphemes are those particles that are added to a word root or lexeme to form derived words. A morpheme is the smallest unit of language with its own meaning. It cannot be divided into smaller lexical (with semantic content) or grammatical (with syntactic content) meaning units. In the case of derivative morphemes, these

The Generation of 1914 was a literary movement composed of a group of Spanish writers who related to each other by their thoughts and ideas. It lasted from 1898 to 1927, with most of its members born around the year 1880. The writers began the publication of their works and the literary activities themselves at

Francisco de Quevedo was one of the most representative men of letters of the Spanish Baroque. He was possessed of an unparalleled wit and black humor, a mixture that would help him spread his fame throughout the kingdom. His skills as a satirical writer also led him to win the friendship of great lawyers of

The functional  or instrumental texts are those that indicate steps, instructions or actions to carry out one or more tasks, activities or actions. They are addressed to the reader in a direct, clear and precise way so that they can solve a problem or achieve a specific objective. Some examples of this type of text

The theatrical text is one whose objective is the scenic representation. That is, it is written to be read, “performed”, on stage. The author does not count anything, it is the characters who through their dialogues put together the actions. For this reason it is said that the author’s voice disappears, because it is expressed

Among the main types of narrator , the protagonist, the unfolded, the observer and the omniscient stand out. To understand the subject we must begin by understanding that the literary narrative or narrative text is a genre of literature that consists of telling a fictional story or not, through the description of the events that