Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Spanish language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
In this course we will study the birth and evolution of Spanish literary realism, from the novela cortesana and its moral tracts to the novels of Pío Baroja and Camilo José Cela. We will have the opportunity to discover the novelties and progression in the 'realist' esthetics, as well as the creation of social types and the redefinition of the mimesis upon which it is founded.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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 and narrative strategies.
- 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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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), 'Introduction to the history of Spanish literature' (LLM) or 'Études de textes littéraires espagnols' (LLM).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students must write an essays during the term, on a complementary piece of reading, taken from the syllabus. Students will also have to sit a written exam at the end of the term. 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)
Recommended or required readings
A digital portfolio of reading will be available to students before the start of the term. It will also contain the schedule of classes as well as a recommended secondary reading list.
Main compulsory reading:
- Luis Vélez de Guevara: El diablo cojuelo (excerpts)
- Ramón de la Cruz: La Petra y la Juana o la casa de tócame Roque (sainete)
- Ramón Mesonero: [social sketches]
- Ventura Ruiz Aguilera: "De dónde le vino al garbanzo el pico"
- Benito Pérez Galdós: "La novela en el tranvía"
- Emilia Pardo Bazán: "En tranvía"
- Ricardo de la Vega: La verbena de la Paloma
- Pío Baroja: La busca (excerpts)
- Camilo José Cela: La colmena (excerpts)
- Rafael Azcona: Paralítico
Assessment methods and criteria
Grades will be based on the written paper (30%) as well as a written exam (70%).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Alvaro CEBALLOS VIRO Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2) - 4000 Liège Tel.: 04 366 53 89 E-mail : A.CeballosViro@ulg.ac.be