Spanish Golden Age
As Siglo de Oro (literally: golden century ) refers to the Golden Age of Spain, which in Spanish history, a period of special prosperity and political power in Europe represented and led to a high flowering of art and culture. The Siglo de Oro presented in Spain represents the transition from Renaissance to Baroque and lasted approximately from 1550 to 1680.
- 3.1 Literature
- 3.2 painting
- 3.3 Music
- 3.4 Sculpture
Concept of the Siglo de Oro
The term Siglo de Oro has been used since the 17th century in retrospect for the cultural and political marriage 1550-1680. Originally the term plays on the idea of a declining course of history,. A golden heyday to a silver, a bronze and eventually leads to an iron age Because of the many currents that looked at the art of this period, we now speak rather of the Siglos de Oro.
Historical classification
After the key 1492 ( completion of the Reconquista with the conquest of Granada and the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus ) Spain rose to become one of Europe's defining political and economic powers and the world. From about the middle of the 16th until the second half of the 17th century into it also came in Spanish literature to a creative renewal movement - genres such as drama, the novel and poetry experienced a previously unknown flower. In the literature this period is recognized generally by the accession of Philip II ( 1556 ) until the death of Calderon ( 1681).
The following division into periods is common in literary studies:
Late Renaissance (ca. 1550-1600 )
Baroque (ca. 1600-1680 )
Unrestricted worldwide fame as an important witness of the Siglo de Oro enjoys to this day the first novel by Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quixote.