Classics of Spanish Literature

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) In this course students study three classics of Spanish literature: The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes, by an anonymous author; the first part of Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra; and Life is a Dream, by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Students discuss and analyze the historical, socio-cultural, intertextual, metatextual, and self-referential implications of these works, as well as their influence in other arts such as painting and cinema. Students in SPAN-2710 read the texts in English translation and write in English. The language of lectures is English. Cross-listed: ENGL-2710(3), MOD-2710(3), SPAN-3710(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ENGL-2710 | MOD-2710 | SPAN-3710.