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THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE - Coggle Diagram

- - - - he's style is known as culteranismo or gongorismo
      - is characterised by the use of cultured language
    - - he's style is known as conceptismo
      - is characterised by the use of expressions with a double meaning and a satirical tone
- - - - had to defend themselves and their families against the offences and injustices committed by others
    - - had to be virtuous
  - - - organised his works logically into three different parts:
        
        introduction where he presents the situation
        
        the climax or development of the story
        
        the outcome
      - wrote comedies such as El perro del hortelano and dramas such as Fuenteovejuna, El mejor alcalde el rey and El caballero de Olmedo
    - - wrote tragicomedies such as El burlador de Sevilla
        
        tells of the adventures of Don Juan Tenorio, an opportunist who used trickery and deception to seduce women
    - - wrote autos sacramentales (religious plays) such as El gran teatro del mundo and tragicomedies, such as La vida es sueño
- - - - was very well received by the public
    - - means it uses humour to make fun of this era
  - - - began in the 16th century with the work El Lazarillo de Tormes, by an unknown author
    - - narrated in the first person in an epistolary style
      - tells of the adventures of poor Lázaro from his birth until he becomes an adult
  - - - a humorous tale of the life of the villain Pablos, who tries to become a gentleman