Aims to acquaint students with major genres and trends of Spanish literature from the 17th century to the present, to equip them with essential techniques of literary criticism, and to develop their ability to speak and write in the foreign language. A seminar for Spanish majors and others that focuses on Don Quixote and various minor works. Quixote is read closely in Spanish and analyzed in class for content, narrative technique, structure, and style. Focuses on the finest poetry of Spain and Spanish America. All poetry is read in Spanish and discussed in English or Spanish.
Students formulate specific topics and present the results of their study to the seminar.
This seminar may be taken twice for credit, provided the focus is not duplicated. Works are read in Spanish and discussed in Spanish for content, theme, structure, narrative technique, and style. Texts vary from term to term. Detailed structural analysis of masterpieces of world drama, ancient and modern, with special reference to the ritual origins of drama. Plays by Lope De Vega, Tirso De Molina, Calderon De La Barca, and others are read in Spanish and analyzed in class for content theme, structure, dramatic technique, and style.