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When did the terms "Mester de Clerecía" and "Mester de Juglaría" start to be used?
As the question notes, the change from mester de juglaría to mester de clerecía marks a change from an oral tradition to a more formalised written genre. The terms are certainly well used in Spain - ...
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Is there a term for the final step an author takes when they "prove" a theme by assigning a reward or tragedy on a character?
The term you are looking for may be epimythium. When a similar lesson is given before the fable, it is called promythium. There is a difference between these two terms and the better-known term moral. ...
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Is there a term for the final step an author takes when they "prove" a theme by assigning a reward or tragedy on a character?
For fables and texts with fairly explicit messages, I would call that the moral.
I don't know if there is another, more explicit, word for the point in the story where the author emphasizes the moral. ...
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