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| LROM0192-1 | The history of Spanish literature
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Alvaro Ceballos Viro |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| Spanish language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course specifically addresses students in French and Romance languages and literature who wish to obtain a panoramic view of Spanish literature, from the very first written texts in Castilian through to the present day.
This will involve, among other things, the relationship of Spanish troubadour poetry to Provencal song; the differences between French and Spanish metre; the controversial French influence over the culture of the 18th Century in Spain; the Don Juan myth; the particularly peninsular incarnation of the avant-garde movements; the literary response to 40 years of Franco dictatorship and, if time permits, current trends in the literary market.
This consists of, partly, defining Spanish literature and its relationship to French language literature, but also to become aware of Hispanic particularities, and to present the Spanish authors, their works and themes which particularly marked European literature.
This course may be seen as a Hispanic complement to the 'History of Romance literature', which will also be offered in the 3rd year of the Bachelor. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- recognise the most widespread or historically important poetic forms of Spanish literature: jarcha, sonnet, romance, cuaderna vía, etc.
- chronologically place (albeit approximately) some Spanish texts. For example: when did the Picaresque novel really take off? And when was naturalism introduced to Spain?
- appreciate the importance of some authors and works in the history of Spanish literature. What is, for example, the role played by Garcilaso de la Vega, in the history of poetry? Why was Tirant lo Blanc one of Miguel de Cervantes favourite chivalrous books?
- recognise the originality and importance of some Spanish authors in the European context.
- appreciate the nuances between the definitions of some literary terms.
- provide examples of the relationship between Spanish letters and French literature.
- draft coherent and correct analytical texts (level C1) in Spanish.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Level B2 in Spanish (corresponding to passing the Spanish Language II class as part of the Bachelors in Romance Languages and Literature at the ULg.
The course in 'Stylistics and criticism of modern Spanish', given in the second term, provides a coherent follow-up to this course, and completes its content. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Individually, students should write essays on the compulsory readings. The exact working procedure will be explained in the syllabus. Textes will be available on the intranet. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The syllabus as well as the required reading will be available in digital form on eCampus and/or MyULg.
The reader contains short fictions and excerpts of works by Don Juan Manuel, Miguel de Cervantes, Benito Jerónimo Feijoo, Mariano José de Larra, José de Espronceda, Leopoldo Alas Clarín, Federico García Lorca and Jesús Fernández Santos. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Exam and written work. The following criteria will be used to assess work:
- Linguistic accuracy.
- Coherence of reasoning.
- Understanding of characters, the scene and historical context of commented works.
- Respect for the text as read (without over-interpreting it).
- The use of secondary literature.
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| This course is given in Spanish. |
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Contacts :
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| Álvaro CEBALLOS VIRO
Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes
Place Cockerill, 3/5 - Bât. A2
4000 Liège - Belgique
E-mail: a.ceballosviro@ulg.ac.be
Tlf.: +32 (0) 4366 5389 |
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| Items online : |
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| Online Notes |
| Notes available on eCampus. |
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