Don Quixote: Then and Now

3.0 credits · Graduate

In this course. we will read Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605-1615),unquestionably one of the most influential works in world literature. Our approach will be twofold. From the vantage point of "then," we will examine the work's inescapable historicity by exploring the intricate web of social phenomena, political process, cultural movements, and literary genres that shaped the text. From the perspective of "now," we will consider the diverse ways in which Don Quixote is read, studied, and understood today, engaging with a range of methodological approaches and tracing its countless translations, rewritings, remediations, appropriations, and reimaginings. To that end, we will critically analyze contemporary cultural products such as films, documentaries, television series, and graphic novels. This course will be conducted primarily in Spanish, except on the days specified in the syllabus.