#AP Spanish Literature: Unit 6 - 20th Century Poetry & Theater 🎭

Hey there! Let's get you prepped for the AP Spanish Literature exam with a deep dive into Unit 6. This unit is all about 20th-century poetry and theater, a time of huge change and experimentation. We'll break down the key works, themes, and strategies to help you ace this section. Let's do this!

#🚀 Unit Overview: 20th-Century Literary Revolution

#Historical Context

The 20th century was a rollercoaster of social and political change in Spain and Latin America. Think: revolutions, dictatorships, and a whole lot of questioning of the status quo.
Authors used their work to address social injustice, political oppression, and the search for cultural identity.
Experimentation was key! Writers broke away from traditional forms, especially in theater and poetry.

Key Concept

Identity and the relationship between the individual and society are major recurring themes.

#🔗 Jump to Required Works

#🎭 Required Works

#6.1 La casa de Bernarda Alba – Federico García Lorca

Image Courtesy of Hackett Publishing

#Summary

A powerful drama about Bernarda Alba, a widow who imposes strict rules on her five daughters.
Set in a small Spanish village, the play explores themes of repression, desire, and the limitations placed on women in a patriarchal society.
The play is a pressure cooker of repressed emotions and conflicts within the family.

#Temas to Watch Out For

La dualidad del ser (duality of being) 💡
La construcción del género (construction of gender)
El sistema patriarcal (patriarchal system)
Las divisiones socioeconómicas (socioeconomic divisions)
La asimilación y la marginación (assimilation and marginalization)
La diversidad (diversity)
El machismo (machismo)
La tradición y la ruptura (tradition and rupture)
La trayectoria y la transformación (trajectory and transformation)
El amor y el desprecio (love and contempt)
La comunicación o falta de comunicación (communication or lack of communication)
La imagen pública y la imagen privada (public and private image)

#6.2 El hombre que se convirtió en perro – Osvaldo Dragún

#Summary

A one-act play about a man, César, who becomes a performing dog due to financial hardship.
A dark satire on how capitalism dehumanizes people.
Explores themes of identity, power, and the loss of dignity when people are treated as commodities.

#Temas To Watch Out For

Las sociedades en contacto (societies in contact)
Las divisiones socioeconómicas (socioeconomic divisions)
Las relaciones familiares (family relationships)
Las relaciones de poder (power relationships)

#6.3 [“Prendimiento de ...

#AP Spanish Literature: Unit 6 - 20th Century Poetry & Theater 🎭

#🚀 Unit Overview: 20th-Century Literary Revolution

#Historical Context

The 20th century was a rollercoaster of social and political change in Spain and Latin America. Think: revolutions, dictatorships, and a whole lot of questioning of the status quo.
Authors used their work to address social injustice, political oppression, and the search for cultural identity.
Experimentation was key! Writers broke away from traditional forms, especially in theater and poetry.

Key Concept

Identity and the relationship between the individual and society are major recurring themes.

#🔗 Jump to Required Works

#🎭 Required Works

#6.1 La casa de Bernarda Alba – Federico García Lorca

Image Courtesy of Hackett Publishing

#Summary

A powerful drama about Bernarda Alba, a widow who imposes strict rules on her five daughters.
Set in a small Spanish village, the play explores themes of repression, desire, and the limitations placed on women in a patriarchal society.
The play is a pressure cooker of repressed emotions and conflicts within the family.

#Temas to Watch Out For

La dualidad del ser (duality of being) 💡
La construcción del género (construction of gender)
El sistema patriarcal (patriarchal system)
Las divisiones socioeconómicas (socioeconomic divisions)
La asimilación y la marginación (assimilation and marginalization)
La diversidad (diversity)
El machismo (machismo)
La tradición y la ruptura (tradition and rupture)
La trayectoria y la transformación (trajectory and transformation)
El amor y el desprecio (love and contempt)
La comunicación o falta de comunicación (communication or lack of communication)
La imagen pública y la imagen privada (public and private image)

#6.2 El hombre que se convirtió en perro – Osvaldo Dragún

#Summary

A one-act play about a man, César, who becomes a performing dog due to financial hardship.
A dark satire on how capitalism dehumanizes people.
Explores themes of identity, power, and the loss of dignity when people are treated as commodities.

#Temas To Watch Out For

Las sociedades en contacto (societies in contact)
Las divisiones socioeconómicas (socioeconomic divisions)
Las relaciones familiares (family relationships)
Las relaciones de poder (power relationships)

Teatro y poesía del siglo XX

Chloe Sanchez

#AP Spanish Literature: Unit 6 - 20th Century Poetry & Theater 🎭

#🚀 Unit Overview: 20th-Century Literary Revolution

#Historical Context

#🔗 Jump to Required Works

#🎭 Required Works

#6.1 La casa de Bernarda Alba – Federico García Lorca

#Summary

#Temas to Watch Out For

#6.2 El hombre que se convirtió en perro – Osvaldo Dragún

#Summary

#Temas To Watch Out For

#6.3 [“Prendimiento de ...

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Teatro y poesía del siglo XX

Chloe Sanchez

#AP Spanish Literature: Unit 6 - 20th Century Poetry & Theater 🎭

#🚀 Unit Overview: 20th-Century Literary Revolution

#Historical Context

#🔗 Jump to Required Works

#🎭 Required Works

#6.1 La casa de Bernarda Alba – Federico García Lorca

#Summary

#Temas to Watch Out For

#6.2 El hombre que se convirtió en perro – Osvaldo Dragún

#Summary

#Temas To Watch Out For

#6.3 [“Prendimiento de ...

How are we doing?