2017-2018 / LROM0197-2

History of Hispanic literature

Spanish domain (minor)

Hispano-American domain (minor)

Duration

Spanish domain (minor) : 30h Th
Hispano-American domain (minor) : 30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5 crédits 
 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5 crédits 

Lecturer

Spanish domain (minor) : Alvaro Ceballos Viro
Hispano-American domain (minor) : Kristine Vanden Berghe

Language(s) of instruction

Spanish language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Spanish domain (minor)

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.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

History of the spanish-american literatures from the precolumbian times till the XIX Century. Course in spanish.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Spanish domain (minor)

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • recognise the most widespread or historically important poetic forms of Spanish literature: sonnet, lira, 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.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

The student should know the important stages in the history of spanish-american literature and the important authors and titles. He will read numerous extracts of texts (in the porfolio) and also 3 books.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Spanish domain (minor)

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.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

Good knowledge of the Spanish language.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Spanish domain (minor)

Ex cathedra teaching and directed reading.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

Ex cathedra.

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

Spanish domain (minor)

Face-to-face.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

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


From February till May, Friday 13h30-15h30.

Recommended or required readings

Spanish domain (minor)

The syllabus as well as the required reading will be available in digital form on eCampus and/or MyULg.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

Portfolio available at the copy shop "Flash Copy" from February on.
Readings:
- Ignacio M.Altamirano, El zarco. Madrid: Cátedra, 2016.
- Tzvetan Todorov, La conquista de América. La cuestión del otro.
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Assessment methods and criteria

Spanish domain (minor)

Exam.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

May-June: written exam about the course and the readings.
Paper (30%) on a topic of history of the spanish-american literatures. The exact rules will be explained during the first session.

Work placement(s)

Spanish domain (minor)

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Organizational remarks

Spanish domain (minor)

This course is given in Spanish.

Hispano-American domain (minor)

The language of the course is Spanish.

Contacts

Spanish domain (minor)

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

Hispano-American domain (minor)

Département de Langues et littératures romanes Secrétariat Tél. 04 366 56 50
professeur: kristine.vandenberghe@ulg.ac.be