Baroque literature

C12287
concept

Baroque literature is a style of writing from the late 16th to early 18th centuries characterized by elaborate language, dramatic contrasts, emotional intensity, and complex metaphors that reflect the era’s religious, political, and philosophical tensions.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Baroque literature canonical 2
Baroque literature work 2
17th-century English literature 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Baroque literature
Generated description
Baroque literature is a style of writing from the late 16th to early 18th centuries characterized by elaborate language, dramatic contrasts, emotional intensity, and complex metaphors that reflect the era’s religious, political, and philosophical tensions.

Instances (11)

Instance Via concept surface
De los nombres de Cristo Spanish Golden Age prose work
Zeestraet
Gongorism Baroque literary movement
Soledades Baroque poem
Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea Baroque literature work
Conceptismo Spanish Baroque literary movement
Sueños y discursos
La vida del Buscón llamado Don Pablos Spanish Golden Age literature work
Política de Dios, gobierno de Cristo y tiranía de Satanás Baroque literature work
La hora de todos y la Fortuna con seso Spanish Golden Age literature
Cavalier poetry 17th-century English literature