A study of the major novelistic works of the Spanish Peninsula from 1850 through the present day. A study of Gald s' life and works, with emphasis on the novel, but including the drama. Development of the short story as a literary genre in Spanish American, with emphasis on recent trends. Detailed analysis of texts representative of major poetic movements from modernismo to the present. A detailed study of a particular period of Hispanic literature, a genre, or of a particular writer or group of writers.
Content varies each time course is offered.
Development of the sound system and grammar of Spanish, from Latin to its modern-day dialects. A study of selected novels of major Spanish-American writers, to be determined by the professor.