Spanish Golden Age Literature

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noun a style of elaborate and exaggerated poetic expression named after the Spanish poet Luis de Gongora

  • The literary critic analyzed the excessive use of Gongorism in the poet's work.
  • I don't really get all that Gongorism stuff in poetry.
  • Some people think Gongorism is just fancy words for no reason.
  • His writing was so full of Gongorism that it felt like wading through a swamp of words.