2018-2019 / LROM0059-1

Commentary on Spanish authors

Duration

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 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : classics (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : classics (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Alvaro Ceballos Viro

Language(s) of instruction

Spanish language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

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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.
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.

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 'Introduction to the history of Spanish literature' (LLM) or 'Études de textes littéraires espagnols' (LLM).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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)

Face-to-face.

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:

  • El curioso parlante [Ramón Mesonero Romanos]: «El pretendiente», 1843.
  • Ramón de Navarrete: «El elegante», 1843.
  • Joaquín Álvarez Barrientos: «Del pasado al presente. Sobre el cambio del concepto de imitación en el siglo XVIII español», en Nueva Revista de Filología Hispánica, nº 38, 1990, 219-243.
  • Ventura Ruiz Aguilera: «¿De dónde le vino al garbanzo el pico?», 1864.
  • Benito Pérez Galdós: «Observaciones sobre la novela contemporánea en España; Proverbios ejemplares y Proverbios cómicos», 1870.
  • Benito Pérez Galdós: «La novela del tranvía», 1871.
  • Ricardo de la Vega: La verbena de la Paloma, o El boticario y las chulapas y celos mal reprimidos [libreto], 1894.
  • Benito Pérez Galdós: Misericordia, 1897.

Assessment methods and criteria

Grades will be based on student's presentation (20%) as well as a written exam (80%).

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@uliege.be

Items online

Online Notes
Notes available on eCampus.