Who is Baroque Literature?

baroque literature: it came into being in the second half of 16th century and reached its peak in the first half of 17th century. The word baroque comes from Portuguese to describe those pearls with irregular shapes and flaws, and its meaning is novel and unconventional. At first, people used him to describe an Italian building that appeared in the late 16th century and described its imposing manner. Pay attention to the style of gorgeous carving and decoration. This is very different from the harmonious, symmetrical and clear style of classical art.

later used to describe music and literature. Baroque literature originated in Italy and Spain and flourished in France. Marino and Callon are both representative writers of Baroque literature.

jambatista marino

Italian poet. Born in Naples. He was expelled from his home because he didn't want to follow his father's orders to study law. Later, he entered the court and served under the monarchs of various city-states for a long time. He was arrested twice because of private life problems and forged documents. He arrived in Paris in 1615 and was highly valued by Louis XIII and the nobles. Back to Naples in 1623. His main works include Lyric Poem Collection (168), Wedding Poem (1616) which reflects the interest of court life, fairy tale poems and Bagpipes (162) which describes pastoral life.

The long poem adonis (1623) is his famous work. The whole poem ***2 songs. Based on Roman mythology, it describes that Venus, the goddess, adores adonis, a beautiful teenager, and is retaliated by Mars, the god of war. He weaved many stories, interspersed with twists and turns, and used metaphors, antithesis and exaggeration to carve words and pursue gorgeous forms. His poems reflect the interest of the aristocratic class during the decline of Italian literature in the 17th century. Since then, the "marino School of Poetry" which embodies this style has been popular in Italy for a while.