| | In literature, the Spanish baroque writers, as Quevedo, [[Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra|Miguel de Cervantes]], [[Lope de Vega]], Luis de Góngora and [[Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz]], are framed in the Spanish Golden Age. In German literature "Simplicius Simplicissimus" by Hans Jakob Christoffel, is the most famous novel of the Baroque period. English literature is represented by [[William Shakespeare]], John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont, [[John Donne]] and [[John Milton]]. | | In literature, the Spanish baroque writers, as Quevedo, [[Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra|Miguel de Cervantes]], [[Lope de Vega]], Luis de Góngora and [[Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz]], are framed in the Spanish Golden Age. In German literature "Simplicius Simplicissimus" by Hans Jakob Christoffel, is the most famous novel of the Baroque period. English literature is represented by [[William Shakespeare]], John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont, [[John Donne]] and [[John Milton]]. |
| | + | The English word "baroque" comes from the French term "barroque", which means "irregularly shaped." Accordingly, "baroque" in everyday usage means something that is elaborate, extravagant, flamboyant, ornate, or even grotesque in style. |