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Spanish Literature of the Golden Age

Objectives

a) Improving knowledge of the Golden Age Spanish literature.
b) Improving knowledge of Spanish and European historical, social, literary and artistic contexts.
c) Developing critical reading skills of literary texts of that period.
d) Developing skills of finding, selecting and interpreting significant information, textual and non-textual, through transdisciplinary perspectives, regarding the proposed subjects.
e) Developing skills to elaborate reflections, based on argumentation through correctly gathered and articulated information.
f) Developing speech and writing: about adquired information, critical readings and personal perspectives and interpretations.

General characterization

Code

711111074

Credits

6

Responsible teacher

Available soon

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Spanish

Prerequisites

None.

Bibliography

Rico, F. (coord.) (1980). Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Española, Vol. 2, Siglos de Oro, Renacimiento. Barcelona: Crítica.
Rico, F. (coord.) (1983). Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Española, Vol. 3, Siglos de Oro, Barroco. Barcelona: Crítica.
Rico, F. (coord.) (1991). Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Española, Vol. 2/1, Siglos de Oro: Renacimiento, Primer Suplemento. Barcelona: Crítica.
Rico, F. (coord.) (1992). Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Española, Vol. 3/1, Siglos de Oro: Barroco, Primer Suplemento. Barcelona: Crítica.
Guillén, C. (1988). El primer siglo de oro, Estudios sobre géneros y modelos. Barcelona: Crítica.

Teaching method

Presentation of the various topics by the lecturer; reading and discussion of a selection of texts covering the topics outlined in the syllabus; tutorial supervision of the research work related to the final paper chosen by the student.

Evaluation method

The final paper (20%) and two written tests in class (20%, 60%).

Subject matter

With the “Golden Age”, Spanish Literature achieved relevant international status. Ranging from the Renaissance to the Barroque, whose borders are not always clear, it has continuities, ruptures and contrasts. We begin by studying Lazarillo de Torme´s Picaresque, Juan de la Cruz´s mystical poetry, and Don Quijote. Cervante´s masterpiece is a work of intersections, barroque in several aspects, like its representation of the “crisis of conscience”, displayed through quixotic madness. We consider its perspectivism – which later became one of modernity´s guidelines – and the new role of the reader. Furthermore, we focus on the transgressive character of El burlador de Sevilla; radical doubt regarding Reality in Calderon´s La vida es sueño; love/death in Quevedo´s poetry; “obscurity” as stilystic ideal; grotesque construction.