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21G.717

Introduction to Spanish Culture

Undergraduate · Historical course

Fall 2004

Topics

  • Introduction
  • “En Busca de una Realidad No Fabulosa”
  • La cultura islámica en España
  • Tres Castas: Judaism in Spain Romances Sefarditas
  • Introduce El Cid
  • The Need for a National Hero: El Cid
  • The Need for a National Hero: El Cid (cont.)
  • The Struggle Against Conformity and Homogeneity
  • Lazarillo de Tormes (cont.)
  • Discuss: Don Juan and the Idea of Honor
  • Don Juan in Music, Theatre, etc
  • Lope: El Perro del Hortelano
  • Presentation of Group Projects
  • Romantics and Liberals: Early 19th century Spain. Bécquer
  • Misericordia : The Meanings of Love and Honor
  • Misericordia : The Meanings of Love and Honor (cont.)
  • Lorca, Picasso, Miró
  • Ibáñez Martín Bienvenido Mr. Marshall
  • Finish Requiem : The Franco Years
  • El dueño
  • El dueño (cont.)
  • Wrap-up Discussion

Readings

  • Anon. El Poema del Cid Buenos Aires. Argentina: Losada, 2004. ISBN: 9500305984.
    Listed reading
  • ———. La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes. Edited by Lazarillo De Tormes and Feliz Carasco. New York, NY: Peter Lang, 1997. ISBN: 0820434787.
    Listed reading
  • Buero Vallejo, Antonio, ed. El tragaluz . London, UK: Duckworth, 1995. ISBN: 185399412X.
    Listed reading
  • Castro, Américo. La Realidad histórica de España . México: Editorial Porrúa, 1982. ISBN: 9684327633. Chapters.
    Listed reading
  • Cervantes. Novelas Ejemplares II . Spain: Jorge Mesta Editores, 2004. ISBN: 8489163863.
    Listed reading
  • De Miguel, Amando. Los Españoles . Madrid, Spain: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2001. ISBN: 8474763150.
    Listed reading
  • Lope de Vega. Fuenteovejuna . Zaragoza, Spain: Editorial Ebro, 1962.
    Listed reading
  • Lorca, Frederico Garcia. Bodas de sangre . Madrid, Spain: Ediciones Anaya, 1987. ISBN: 8420727512.
    Listed reading
  • Muñoz Molina, Antonio. El dueño del secreto . Madrid, Spain: Editorial Castalia, 1997. ISBN: 8470397826.
    Listed reading
  • Pérez Galdós, Benito. Misericordia . Sawtry, UK: Dedalus; New York, NY: Hippocrene, 1995. ISBN: 1873982852.
    Listed reading
  • Riera, Carme. Una Primavera para Domenico Guarini . Madrid, Spain: Espasa-Calpe, 1999. ISBN: 8423994899.
    Listed reading
  • Sender, Ramón. Requiem por un campesino español. Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones Destino, 1975. ISBN: 8423309142.
    Listed reading
  • Unamuno, Miguel de. San Manuel Bueno , mártir . Madrid, Spain: Castalia, 1984. ISBN: 8470394282.
    Listed reading
  • Américo Castro: Chapter
    Listed reading
  • LEC #: 3 · TOPICS: La cultura islámica en España · READINGS: Castro. “Lascruzadas vistas por los árabes.” pp. 28-67.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 4 · TOPICS: Tres Castas: Judaism in Spain Romances Sefarditas · READINGS: Vilar, pp. 23-47.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 5 · TOPICS: Introduce El Cid · READINGS: El Cid , pp. 3-46.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 6 · TOPICS: The Need for a National Hero: El Cid · READINGS: El Cid , pp. 49-65.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 7 · TOPICS: The Need for a National Hero: El Cid (cont.) · READINGS: El Cid , pp. 90-end.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 8 · TOPICS: The Need for a National Hero: El Cid (cont.) · READINGS: First part of Lazarillo de Torme
    Reading assignment
  • Lazarillo de Tormes Finish Lazarillo de Torme
    Listed reading
  • How Catholic were the Catholic Kings? Tirso: Don Juan
    Listed reading
  • LEC #: 11 · TOPICS: Discuss: Don Juan and the Idea of Honor · READINGS: Finish Tirso: Don Juan
    Reading assignment
  • Discuss: The Emergence of a National Theatre
    Listed reading
  • LEC #: 14 · TOPICS: Presentation of Group Projects · READINGS: Bécquer
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 15 · TOPICS: Romantics and Liberals: Early 19th century Spain. Bécquer · READINGS: Misericordia
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 16 · TOPICS: Misericordia : The Meanings of Love and Honor · READINGS: Misericordia
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 17 · TOPICS: Misericordia : The Meanings of Love and Honor (cont.) · READINGS: Finish Misericordia
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 18 · TOPICS: Misericordia : The Meanings of Love and Honor (cont.) · READINGS: The avant-garde: poetry visual arts
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 19 · TOPICS: Lorca, Picasso, Miró · READINGS: Read: Ibanez Martin
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 20 · TOPICS: Ibáñez Martín Bienvenido Mr. Marshall · READINGS: Requiem for a Spanish Peasant
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 21 · TOPICS: Finish Requiem : The Franco Years · READINGS: El Dueño del Secreto
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 22 · TOPICS: El dueño · READINGS: Finish El Dueño del Secreto
    Reading assignment
Sources