Hispanic Literature and Film Flashcards
Grade 10 · Spanish · Flashcards
Key authors, filmmakers, works, and movements in Hispanic literary and cinematic tradition.
Flashcards
- Magical realism
- A narrative mode blending fantastical elements seamlessly into realistic settings; central to Latin American literature.
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Colombian Nobel laureate (1982); author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' and 'Love in the Time of Cholera'; defining voice of magical realism.
- El Boom latinoamericano
- 1960s-70s movement of Latin American experimental fiction gaining global recognition; key authors: García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, Cortázar, Fuentes.
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Spanish author of 'Don Quixote' (1605), considered the first modern Western novel and one of the greatest works in world literature.
- Federico García Lorca
- Spanish poet and playwright (1898-1936); known for 'Romancero gitano', 'Bodas de sangre', and 'La casa de Bernarda Alba'; executed during the Spanish Civil War.
- Isabel Allende
- Chilean author of 'La casa de los espíritus' (1982); blends magical realism with political history of Chile.
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Argentine author renowned for short, labyrinthine metafiction exploring philosophy, infinity, and identity; 'Ficciones' (1944) is his landmark collection.
- Pablo Neruda
- Chilean poet and Nobel laureate (1971); celebrated for 'Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada' and politically engaged verse.
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Mexican director of 'Roma' (2018), 'Y Tu Mamá También' (2001), 'Gravity' (2013); Academy Award winner for Best Director.
- Guillermo del Toro
- Mexican director known for dark fantasy and horror; 'El laberinto del fauno' (Pan's Labyrinth, 2006) and 'The Shape of Water' (2017).
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Spanish director known for 'Todo sobre mi madre' and 'Volver'; explores femininity, memory, and desire with vivid visual style.
- Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Mexican director of 'Amores Perros' (2000), 'Birdman' (2014), and 'The Revenant' (2015); known for complex, interwoven narratives.
- Costumbrismo
- A literary and artistic style depicting the customs, manners, and everyday life of a particular region or social class; prominent in 19th-century Latin American literature.
- Generation of '98 (Generación del 98)
- Spanish literary generation responding to the trauma of Spain's defeat in the 1898 Spanish-American War; authors include Unamuno, Azorín, and Baroja.
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