Civilization A brief survey of the political, social and cultural history of Spain and Spanish America. A study of representative Spanish and Latin American women focusing on the presence of the female voice in the use and manipulation of narrative strategies. The readings unveil the tensions in the discourse as each writer negotiates with traditions and attempts to generate a mode of writing that more adequately conveys her creative process and women's changing roles in society. Not offered in 2000-01. 270. The Picaresque in Spain and Beyond A study of the origins, development and transformation of the picaresque novel in Spain and other national literatures including Mexico, France, England, Germany and the United States.
Course is taught in English.
Students wishing major credit must do appropriate assignments in Spanish. Concentrating on these four poets, the course will explore the evolution of contemporary poetry and poetic prose in Spain as well as its major literary and historic movements. A study of themes, structure and style of Cervantes' masterpiece Don Quijote, and its impact on world literature. In addition to a close reading of the text and a consideration of narrative theory, the course examines the impact of Don Quijote on the visual arts, music, film and popular culture. Course is taught in English.