An introduction to the Spanish GOLDEN Age!

[@RevisionWithEve]

If you would like me to do a video in Spanish (with English subtitles obvs) give this a thumbs up x

[@julietmcconkey444]

Eve Bennett yes!!!!

[@taragallagher8420]

Kannst du ein Video auf deutsch drehen bitte? Xx

[@Ethan-gz1ul]

Tara Gallagher Ja! Das wäre prima!! :)

[@pollyknapton5546]

omg yes I'm starting Spanish A level in September hopefully and eek I just love it agh

[@adinab478]

I’m learning Spanish so YEAHHHH

[@INTERESTPERSON]

This Studytube project was such a great idea Studytube is growing like crazy

[@edgyeri]

Please please please film more about Spanish culture if it's possible, coz it's such a pleasure to listen to smb talking bout one of your fav things in such an entertaining and passionate way 💛

[@isabellewinter4460]

I do Spanish for A Level and I’m hoping to do it at degree level so v excited for this! Maybe Eve should do the Civil War next?! Love from London x

[@mayaselvad5666]

Yeah same! R u going this year? Which uni

[@ileanamartinez3623]

Yes to a video on Sor Juana! She was such a queen

[@rodrigo7493]

I'm Spanish, and I have to say that I've learned more Spanish literature in this video than in my last academic years

[@luciatejedornieto3932]

When you are from Spain and you have already studied all of these, but still have loved this video. Fantastic video and really nice Spanish pronunciation 😉😉❤️❤️

[@ClaireD79]

What a coincidence been studying the Golden Age and Baroque era for the last few years at Edinburgh Uni! Actually love this topic the literature from this time was so interesting, I especially love the comedies!

[@nanyprincesa]

El Español es mi idioma nativo y llevo como un año aprendiendo Alemán, qué interesante ver a alguien que sabe tanto de manera académica 💖💖💖

[@lottecooper4370]

El alemán es mi lengua materna y estoy aprendiendo español :DD

[@rickdoom312]

No son los unicos :)

[@sophiependragon8485]

Aquí otra española :D

[@user-ms2nh2kw2i]

I’d love to see you talk about Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz!

[@CinnamonToast]

¡Estoy estudiando Español en universidad y pienso que eso es muy interesante! No he estudiado la historia hispano mucho (solo la lengua) y estoy emocionada para aprender más durante mis clases cuando COVID termina :)

[@seleenaglasgow]

PLEASE could you do a video about Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz as I am doing/did my IRP about her for A Level Spanish and I find her so interesting! Loved this video.

[@haroon23tt55]

I’ve been waiting all day for this

[@sophiependragon8485]

I recommend you the spanish poet Federico García Lorca. He's not from the "Siglo de oro", but from the "Generación del 27", and his poems are beautiful, specially, the "Pequeño vals vienés". Leonard Cohen wrote a song based on that poem, "Take this waltz", which is also beautiful ♥

[@luciagil9008]

Quevedo Vs. Gongora will forever be the best literary beef in history and lest we never forget that there was once un hombre a una nariz pegado...

[@sadotter1]

I love seeing people from other parts of the world so interested in our Spanish culture, so many things have happened in our history that not even us remember everything at this point, lol. Most people tend to remember only the bad things about Spain, which is sad because the good ones were and still are much more numerous. We have centuries of history and that included a million things happening at once both positive and negative. In the positive side, there were amazing women in our history that not many people know much about. Also there were lot of very important writers, painters, sculptors, architects, you name it, and we even had our own Nobel prize winners (both in literature and scientific areas like medicine). Also we had our fair share of amazing inventors that changed our modern world forever (creators of things like the first helicopter, first submarine, first spacial suit, first cable car, first mop, first lollipop and so much more) and the sad part is that most people don’t know nothing about that. Very cool that you love it so much.

[@DS-uh6ss]

Desperately want a vid on Quixote!

[@Wonderwall1600]

I’m Spanish and you definitely nailed it!!!! Perfect explanation❤️

[@riannalee6964]

Fantastic video! Learnt a great deal and this really re-ignited my interest in Spanish history, culture and literature ! Would love to hear you talk about spanish history again !

[@ghostuber7216]

Some corrections to some things: La Reconquista: Literally the reconquest of Spain which had been 95% invaded by the Muslims, the latter found resistance from the very beginning and the Reconquest started immediately. Jews were eventually expelled in 1492 because they were a threat and a temptation for the new Catholic jews who could/were reverting back to Judaism. No religion tolerated switching religion anywhere in Europe. The Inquisition targeted Catholics and those that left Catholicism specifically, they didn't target non-Catholics, that is very common mainstream misconception. As for the Spanish Golden Age, it has to start in 1478 with the merging of the two main kingdoms (Castile and Aragon) and the first language grammar from Antonio de Nebrija which is then followed by the play/novel "La Celestina. So, the Golden Age is between 1478-1700. Ends with Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz as stated in the video, 100% agreed, a proto-feminist clearly, great writer. Spain had huge writers, artists, inventors, check this out: a. Playwrights: Lope de Vega, Calderon de la Barca, Tirso de Molina and even Cervantes. The first two are considerably more prolific than Shakespeare with a ton of masterpieces. b. Novelists: Francisco de Rojas (La Celestina), Anonymous novel (Lazarillo de Tormes), Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quijote, La Galatea, First Short Stories, etc...) c. Inventors: Several but will note Jeronimo de Ayanz who was the inventor in the 16th century of the first underwater suit, first air conditioning system used in mines and his house, first submarine, and first steam engine machine (operational but underestimated). d. Explorers: Discovery of the American Continent plus the sea routes to go and come back, Discovery of the Pacific and most of its island and sea routes back to the Americas, discovery of Australia (Pedro de Quiros and Luis Vaez de Torres 1605, and discovery of the Antarctic (Gabriel de Castilla in the early 17th century). Also the first 3 circumnavigations of the globe, Drake's was the 4th. e. Artists: El Greco, Zurbaran, Murillo, Cano, Velazquez, etc... It should be said that it is the greatest golden age of any nation in history, I challenge anyone that disagrees. Obviously, I fell short in listing everything. A few more: over 30,000 plays written (women were allowed to act), the first women university professors and the first Black university professor and painter (it's true, there were many free blacks in the Spanish empire too, the painter was a disciple of Velazquez), the invention of the modern chess, the first declaration of human rights, the freeing of Indian slaves in 1542 that causes a civil war, the invention of the classical guitar, fencing, the invention of the 5 day work week with 2 non-work day weekends and current calendar that we use, the first court system with defending lawyers of the accused, the discovery of the Aztec, Mayan and Inca empires and documentation of their legacies/literature with translations and creation of those culture's first written forms and grammars for their languages (some of them preceding the first English grammar), etc....

[@ellenpinch493]

love love love this video! I'm hoping to study Spanish to degree level and this was such an interesting insight. A video in Spanish would be awesome and also maybe some links to further reading on this subject or examples of work. Abrazos! x

[@Justine-lc7lj]

Thank you so much for this project. Thanks to that I can learn and practice my english. So merci beaucoup :-)

[@just_ocd]

This is my favourite video on the channel by far

[@Alexia-kx7dq]

Would love a video on Don Quixote!

[@bethanyallen8015]

This is absolutely fascinating!! I'm studying Spanish at A-level and hope to do it at uni so this is really exciting!!! Especially about Latin and the Spanish language. It's all so cool!!!! Great video, Eve. :D xx

[@Tania-xl8xm]

As a Spanish, it has been very interesting to watch this vid and listen to how you see this period of history

[@xispaster]

Juan Latino (born Juan de Sessa; Ethiopia c. 1518 - Granada, c. 1594/1597) was a Spanish professor of Ethiopian descent at the University of Granada during the sixteenth century. He could be considered the first African who studied at a European university and who reached a professorship on Grammar and Latin Language at the University of Granada.

[@YelemaCold]

Thanks for the videos guys! that is a great project, very educational!! I am from Peru and I speak Spanish of course haha I would like practice English with somebody who wants speak Spanish.

[@olivialynch117]

One of my favourite videos from here so far

[@elizavetak9980]

Thank you for this amazing video💛 I want to watch it again, because it’s so good and it comprises a lot of information! And I’d like to watch a video about Don Quixote and about that woman you talked about :)

[@tomoyomatsuri]

Im so glad for this video, I'm a spanish literature student and the golden age is one of my favorite periods

[@charlottew7453]

Would you ever do a video on Spanish books you love/recommend? xx

[@machadombre3249]

Hi Eve! Such a great video! Really enjoyed it! Thanks! I would love you to do a video about Juana de la Cruz! Greetings from Croatia 🇭🇷😉😎

[@jas_313]

Loved this! Despite it being literature based it's really motivated me to look into this period of Spanish history! As I'm considering applying for history for uni later this year it'll be helpful for me to expand my knowledge of different areas - especially as I'm such a modern history gal and it might be fun to look further into the past! (plus, low-key wish I was cut out for languages now it seems so fascinating ahhhh)

[@thatsavykid.5892]

this felt like GCSE English but Spanish, loved it!! :)

[@JulianGonzalez-qc5pi]

I'm Spanish and I found this video so much more interesting and entertaining than the explanations on this matter in Spanish Lit lessons 😁😁

[@innerbeautyout99]

Por favor puedes hacer un video hablando español? Estoy lo aprendiendo ahora por eso me interesa!

[@samikshyadas.]

Thank you Eve!

[@blancamartinez4436]

Hi Eve! I'm from Spain :) I loved watching you explaining our history and literature

[@duam7860]

she has a few years ago on her channel

[@daisy6791]

I would love to see a video on Juana Inés de la Cruz, as it's rare to see the female scholars take the spotlight! This video was really interesting, thanks :)

[@snowflakelioness4667]

What a coincidence - I just happen to be making my way through CrashCourse’s European History videos 😅 Loved this video Eve, please do make more like it! ❤️

[@MariePo.8]

This was very interesting and educational. Thank you!

[@elizabethdengate4516]

found this so interesting! i hope to study spanish at uni but dk if i’ll ever get there lol :)

[@alana4648]

I love your sweater!!! Peruvian jumper actually haha

[@camembertfanpage]

I love how the two composers basically had an ancient rap battle 😆 Maybe you could analyse a poem from the Spanish Golden Age with us, or you could talk about an aspect of German history (e.g. the republic of Weimar, the Golden Twenties, the Cold War) and how it linked to German art and literature of that period? ❤

[@ameliazawadzka238]

Awwwww I wish this was in Spanish

[@RevisionWithEve]

Amelia Zawadzka hahaha if you would like me to do an entire video in Spanish let me know!

[@ameliazawadzka238]

Eve Bennett pleaseee do a video in Spanish!! Would be amazing:))

[@aaronbarksdale-burns5194]

Nice video, I love how passionate you are about the subject matter. May I ask how you spell 'arudai' 'eruday'? I'm a native English speaker, but I'm not familiar with that word. I think you equated it with being overly-clever or hard to understand and I honestly don't know how I would spell that. Thanks! Aaron

[@aylennarbaes]

I saw the notification without the thumbnail and I thought this must be Eve!!

[@asierflemingekai433]

Hi Eve! . My name is Juan and I from Madrid (Spain). I'm a music teacher and I would like to correct a small mistake in his video. All your explanations are great, but the denominación of golden age in Spanish literature receta to writers such as Calderón, Lope de Vega... and begining with Cervantes of course. However, the literature belongin to San Juan de la Cruz, Santa Teresa...is clasified within the Misticsm literature. During the 16th century, Spain was the golden age un música with remarkable composers such as Cristobal de Morales, Francisco Guerrero y Tomás Luis de Victoria. I Hope you will found this information useful. Greetings!

[@machadombre3249]

Oh and PS Another video about the Golden Age would also be really interesting 😉😉

[@waterglas21]

2:18 No, it led to the end of the renconquista. The fall of Granada is the end of the reconquista not the begining of it.

[@DanGalla]

Great video Eve, learned so much from this. Quick question, did you learn Spanish with a Spanish accent or with a South American accent?

[@hollydyson3491]

hi! I'm doing an EPQ on the Spanish Golden Age, specifically the theatre/literature part. Would you be able to tell me the sources you used for this video/ any recommended watches or reads? thank you!

[@warmsmellofbooks9499]

Great content 💙📚

[@DearOldWorld]

This was so so interesting!

[@MrsGMParker]

Learned a lot here. The video would have been better if it covered more topics outside of the literary works. I would title this video the literature of the Spanish Golden Age and make another one that covers what happened. What happened is covered here but very briefly and not in depth. I’d pull that out as the intro and maybe add more info.

[@Rachel-yj9py]

This was so interesting!

[@holly3383]

Could you talk more in depth about don quijote?

[@randomgirl-zi8le]

Hi, I'm a year 12 hoping to apply for french and beginner's spanish at uni, does anyone have any recommendations of accesible spanish literature that I can read in translation? Would be really helpful x

[@Fatima-yg7qy]

Hi Eve I want to learn Spanish during this quarantine, do you know of any free resources out there that are useful. I am a year 13 student.

[@duam7860]

I'm an alevel student in the same year as you. I find duolingo,memories and quizlet really useful as I do level spanish. Hope that helps.

[@Fatima-yg7qy]

DuaFatema Meheralli Thanks 😊 I will definitely give memories and quizlet a go and I already have duolingo.

[@duam7860]

@@Fatima-yg7qy I meant memrise sorry .

[@angelinabenson8560]

omg are you serious??? i literally just wrote an essay on this yesterday and today my fav studytuber posts about it. why does life have to do me like this ugh

[@IntelligentAtheism]

Great video...

[@holly3383]

So interesting :)

[@botelladeagua4750]

All the countries of Europe had expelled their jews from their countries since decades by the time Spain expelled her jews. By the way, Spain was looked down on by other Europeans for being tolerant with other religions and other races, for being mixed, etc. One example is Erasmus of Rotherdam that didn't want to visit Spain for being "a country of jews and moors". Also, other countries of Europe had their inquisition, that was even more vicious than in Spain.

[@Hannah-ki9tr]

Anyone going to Bath uni to do Spanish/French this year?

[@cathyschofield4493]

I clicked on this video because I'm a Golden Age nerd. Within 30 seconds I hear "I am not jack edwards" and I clicked on subscribe SO FAST!

[@marcolivresque5300]

A Peruvian jumper representing

[@arty4252]

Hello there

[@camembertfanpage]

"Genuinely, they put one word like 10 lines down, you'd have to like - it's like German, basically - you'd have to go to the end of the sentence to understand what was basically happening in the whole thing" Me, a German: You didn't have to attack me like that (but well, you're not wrong) 😆😆😆

[@jessicasmith5609]

👍👏

[@nieves4627]

Eve, thanks for this wonderful video. I'd like you to have a look to this page of the wiki because te term "reconquista" is the traditional term used in education but many people think is not correct. es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista I wonder if you have seen the Spanish series El Ministerio del tiempo. It has a lot of episodes dedicated to el siglo de oro. I think we Spaniards prefer "la generación del 27" to "el siglo de oro writers". We feel them much closer to us and we study them when we are more mature.

[@juanaabadiebottcher5508]

I would say that the darkest thing Is what europeans did to native americans

[@Paco8992kdjd]

not interested in your personal opinion on scientific topic until you are not a PhD at least