LROM0118-1 : Stylistics and criticism in modern Spanish

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Study programmes 2012-2013

Last update : 18/06/2013

LROM0118-1

Stylistics and criticism in modern Spanish

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 3rd year		5

Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 3rd year		3

One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Linguistics		4

One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation		5

Lecturer :

Alvaro Ceballos Viro

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Course contents :

In this course we will study the birth and evolution of Spanish literary realism, from the picaresque novel through to the Baroque era and from moral tracts through to the novels of Pío Baroja and Camilo José Cela. We will have the opportunity to discover the extreme variety of different styles in the 'realist' genre, as well as the creation of social types and the redefinition of the mimesis upon which it is founded.

Learning outcomes of the course :

By the end of the term, students should be able to:

construct a developed and correct written discourse in Spanish.
produce a written argument in a justified and ordered manner.
produce complex ideas on Spanish literary texts.
identify a whole series of literary figures.

By the end of the term, students should know:

the stages and particularities of various realist schools in Spanish literature.
certain specific terms in Spanish literary history (genres or trends).
some key details which allow them to interpret and develop the required readings.

Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :

Level B2 of spoken and written Spanish. Ideally, students will have a general knowledge of the eras of literature and of contemporary Spanish history, as well as basic skills for narratological analysis. It would be desirable to have previously followed the course on 'History of Spanish literature' (LLR) or 'Introduction to the history of Spanish literature' (LLM).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Students must write two essays during the term, on two complementary pieces of reading, taken from the syllabus. Students will also have to participate in discussions on WebCT and sit a written exam at the end of the term. These requirements may however vary, depending on the number of credits which they student acquires. Each piece of reading is accompanied by a series of questions which the students should think about before the corresponding class. Film versions of some readings will be shown outside the compulsory classes.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires