Framed:Stories that Move in Ch

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course, structured as a research seminar for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, explores the nature of collections of stories gathered within frame tales, focusing on six of the many frame tale collections from the medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean traditions. Throughout the semester students will give frequent oral presentations, write two short essays, and develop original research projects incorporating both primary texts and critical perspectives, leading to a final research paper. Readings and class discussions in Spanish and English. Cross-listed with Comparative Literature and Medieval Studies. Required Texts: 1. Boccaccio, G. The Decameron. Trans. Mc William Penguin Books; 2nd edition (2003) ISBN-10: 0140449302 ISBN-13: 978-0140449303 2. Gonzalo de Berceo Milagros de Nuestra Señora Ed. Fernando Baños Vallejo Editorial Crítica (1997) ISBN-10: 8474238404 ISBN-13: 978-8474238402 3. Ruiz, Juan Libro de buen amor Ed. G.B. Gybbon-Monypenny Castalia (1988) ISBN-10: 8470395084 ISBN-13: 978-8470395086 4. El Conde Lucanor Ed. Guillermo Serés Editorial Crítica (1994) ISBN-10: 8474237092 ISBN-13: 978-8474237092 5. Marguerite de Navarre, The Heptameron Ed. Chilton Penguin Classics (1984) ISBN-10: 014044355X ISBN-13: 978-0140443554 6. Zayas, María de. Desengaños amorosos Ed. Alicia Yllera Cátedra (2006) ISBN-10: 8437604354 ISBN-13: 978-8437604350 Recommended: 1. The Arabian Nights. Trans. Haddawy. Norton Critical Ed (2009) ISBN-10: 039392808X ISBN-13: 978-0393928082 2. Calila e Dimna Ed. M. Cacho Blecua and M. J. Lacarra Castalia (1984) ISBN-10: 8470394290 ISBN-13: 978-8470394294 3. Narrative Dynamics: Essays on Time, Plot, Closure, and Frame. Ed. Brian Richardson Ohio State University Press (2002) ISBN-10: 0814250920 ISBN-13: 978-0814250921