Conceptismo
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Conceptismo is a Spanish Baroque literary style characterized by dense wordplay, sharp wit, and the concise expression of complex ideas, famously exemplified in the works of Francisco de Quevedo.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Baroque literary movement
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literary style ⓘ poetic style ⓘ prose style ⓘ |
| aim |
to condense multiple meanings into few words
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to surprise the reader intellectually ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baltasar Gracián
NERFINISHED
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Francisco de Quevedo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lope de Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ Mateo Alemán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
antithesis
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brevity ⓘ conceptual density ⓘ concise expression of complex ideas ⓘ dense wordplay ⓘ double meanings ⓘ elliptical expression ⓘ intellectual subtlety ⓘ paradox ⓘ puns ⓘ semantic complexity ⓘ sharp wit ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Culteranismo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
logical and conceptual ingenuity
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meaning over form ⓘ |
| evaluatedAs |
intellectually demanding for readers
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less ornate than Culteranismo in vocabulary ⓘ more complex in ideas than in syntax ⓘ |
| focus |
concepts over ornament
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semantic relationships between words ⓘ |
| influenced |
Siglo de Oro prose
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Spanish Baroque satire ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| majorRepresentative | Francisco de Quevedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | ornate Latinized syntax of Culteranismo ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Baroque literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Baroque period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 17th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | late 16th century ⓘ |
| typicalDevice |
compressed expression
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conceptual metaphors ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| usedIn |
epigrams
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moral and philosophical writing ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ satire ⓘ |
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