We explain what the Generation of ’27 is and how it originated. We also explain its general characteristics and the authors who were part of it.
What is the Generation of ’27?
The Generation of ’27 is the name by which people are identified. a group of Spanish poets who represented the most notable of 20th century literature.
These poets They were influenced by European movements such as symbolism, futurism and surrealism, but they do not represent revolutionary thought or political or social inclination.
The works of the Generation of ’27 were characterized by the constant and bold use of metaphor and new words created in order to transmit intense emotions in the poems. Authors such as Federico García Lorca and Rafael Alberti stood out.
See also: Generation of ’98
Historical context of the Generation of 27
The historical context in which the Generation of ’27 group emerged was characterized by:
From the creation of the movement to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Poets began to spread their works increasingly, Therefore, the movement was considered an escape route for emotions, given the events that stalked Spain during those years.
Characteristics of the Generation of ’27
The Generation of 27 was characterized by the particularity of his works. In the beginning, the verses emphasized art. Later, after the influence of surrealism and other currents of the time, the movement developed poetry with an emphasis on the expression of feelings and taboo subjects, such as homosexuality. This type of work was called “humanized poetry.”
This type of poetry contained language oriented towards intellectuality and beautywhere rhetorical figures such as metaphor were present to express surrealist themes. The structure of the verses was classical, like a sonnet, carol or romance. In addition, they used techniques outside of the metric (set of rules), such as:
- Free verses. They were not subject to measure or rhyme.
- White verses. They were subject to measure, but not to rhyme.
- Verses. It does not have a fixed number of rhymes or syllables (between 8 and 12 syllables).
Origin of the name Generation of ’27
The generation of avant-garde authors emerged in 1927 with its founders Pedro Salinas, Melchor Sánchez Almagro, Rafael Alberti and Gerardo Diego, who They designated a name for the group paying tribute to the greatest exponent of baroque literature of the Golden Age, Luis de Góngora (1561-1627).since it was the 300th anniversary of his death. The name “generation of 27” then arose.
Authors of the generation of 27
Some of the main authors of the Generation of ’27 are:
- Adriano del Valle (1895-1951)
- Damaso Alonso (1898-1990)
- Emilio Prados (1899-1962)
- Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)
- Gerardo Diego (1896-1987)
- Jorge Guillen (1893-1984)
- Luis Cernuda (1902-1963)
- Manuel Altolaguirre (1905-1959)
- Melchor Sánchez Almagro (1893-1966)
- Pedro Salinas (1891-1951)
- Rafael Alberti (1902-1999)
- Vicente Aleixandre (1898-1984)