Modern and contemporary Spanish literature

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Alvaro Ceballos Viro

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

This course is for students who want to increase their knowledge of Spanish literature. The course takes a specialised approach to contemporary Spanish literature, from 1898 to 1936. We will employ sociological methods currently in use in approaching literary texts, taking into account particularly the conditions of production and reception of Spanish literature. We will read, amongst others, textes by Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Francisco Villaespesa, Joaquín Dicenta, Federico García Lorca and José Díaz Fernández.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

• Critical and informed knowledge of literary movements in contemporary Spain and their relationship with society.
• The command of those analytical procedures which shall allow a critical reading and an informed production of scholarly works.
• The rhetorical competence needed to present a paper with the results of personal research.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

General knowledge of the history of Western literature and methods of literary analysis. Level B2 in Spanish language.
The purchase of a Spanish copy of Luces de bohemia, by Ramón del Valle-Inclán, ideally the critical edition published by Espasa-Calpe (col. Austral) or Cátedra.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students are supposed to prepare in advance the reading tasks described in the syllabus.

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

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

Recommended or required readings

An anthology of texts will be available at the begining of the course (on eCampus).

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam (80%) and oral discussion (20%) about an extra book chosen between the student and the profesor.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

This cours will be taught in Spanish.

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

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