Gongorism

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Gongorism is a highly ornate and complex Baroque literary style in Spanish poetry, characterized by elaborate metaphors, Latinized syntax, and rich, convoluted imagery.

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Gongorism canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque literary movement
literary style
poetic style
associatedWithAuthor Luis de Góngora NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition European Baroque literature
Spanish Baroque literature NERFINISHED
contrastedWith conceptismo
developedIn Spain NERFINISHED
emphasizes aesthetic complexity
form over clarity
flourishedInCentury 17th century
hasAestheticGoal intellectual challenge to the reader
linguistic ornamentation
hasAlternativeName culteranismo NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic Latinized syntax
abundant neologisms
complex poetic diction
convoluted imagery
cultivated vocabulary
elaborate metaphors
erudite references
highly ornate style
hyperbaton
mythological allusions
obscure symbolism
semantic density
syntactic complexity
hasCriticalReception criticized for obscurity
praised for verbal richness
hasInfluenceOn Latin American Baroque poetry
hasLanguage Spanish
hasMovementType Baroque poetry NERFINISHED
hasSubjectArea literary criticism
poetics
hasTimePeriod Baroque era
influencedAuthor Pedro Calderón de la Barca NERFINISHED
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz NERFINISHED
influencedTradition Spanish Golden Age poetry
namedAfter Luis de Góngora NERFINISHED
relatedWork Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea NERFINISHED
Soledades NERFINISHED
usesDevice Latinisms
allusion
hyperbaton
metaphor
periphrasis

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Luis de Góngora literaryStyle Gongorism