Góngora y Argote's Poetry Creation

Gongola's poetry creation is divided into two parts.

1 Part is a short poem.

The main genres are ballads, ballads, sonnets and sonnets; A few of them are lyric works, and most of them are satirical poems. There are also some poems based on classical myths. Among them, ballads and sonnets have made the greatest achievements. His poetic style is humorous and lively. Most of his sonnets are dedicated to dignitaries and friends, and there are also timely works describing court celebrations.

The second part is a long poem.

Mainly narrative poems and fable poems. Gongola's "exaggerated" style is vividly displayed in this part of his works. 1609 "Ode to the Duke of Lema" is the beginning. The whole poem, with 79 lines and 8 syllables, describes the life, merits and some important events of Duke Lema, the king's favorite. The poem is full of Latin words and mythological allusions, with strange and obscure words. 16 10 wrote "Conquering Lallah", which describes the process of Spanish troops conquering this African castle in eight years, and it is also very obscure. This style is more prominent in the fables of Polyphemus and Galatia written by 16 13. The whole poem has 63 lines and 8 syllables. The theme is taken from Ovid's Metamorphosis, which tells the story that Polyphemus, the giant, destroys the love between Galatia in water sprite and assis, the shepherd. In order to capture Galatia, assis was stoned to death. The gods took pity on assis and turned it into a river, always with Galatia. The poem uses a lot of metaphors and allusions to describe the scenery of Sicily, the image of giants and the caves where they live. Several passages in this poem are lyrical.