Spanish literature - Galician Poetry, Prose, & Drama

Spanish literature

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Introduction
Castilian literature
- Medieval period
  - The origins of vernacular writing
  - The rise of heroic poetry
  - The beginnings of prose
  - Learned narrative poetry
  - The 14th century
  - The 15th century
- The era of the Renaissance
  - The beginning of the Siglo de Oro
  - Poetry
  - Early drama
  - Prose
    - Historical writing
    - The novel
  - Mystical writings
  - Writings about women
  - Later drama
  - Culteranismo and conceptismo
  - The plays of Calderón
- The 18th century
  - New critical approaches
  - Women writers
- The 19th century
  - The Romantic movement
  - Costumbrismo
  - Revival of the Spanish novel
  - Post-Romantic drama and poetry
- The modern period
  - The Generation of 1898
    - Novels and essays
    - Poetry
    - Drama
  - Novecentismo
  - The Generation of 1927
    - Women poets
    - Reform of the drama
  - The Spanish Civil War and beyond
    - The novel
    - Theatre
    - Poetry
Catalan literature
- Medieval period
  - Poetry
  - Prose
- Decline: 16th–18th century
- The Renaixensa and after
Galician literature
- Medieval poetry
- The modern revival

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