History of Hispanic literature

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Alvaro Ceballos Viro, Kristine Vanden Berghe

Coordinator

Kristine Vanden Berghe

Language(s) of instruction

Spanish language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Due of the curriculum structure, the peninsular module of the course 'Histoire des littératures hispaniques' involves a lighter workload than the Latin-American module. Spanish literary texts from the Middle-Ages to the 20th Century will be read and studied. This consists of, partly, defining Spanish literature and its relationship to French language literature, but also to become aware of Hispanic particularities.

The selection of topics and readings is structured like the teeth of a zipper, building on and complementing aspects already covered in 'Introduction to the History of Spanish Literature' (LROM0119). Students who have not taken any courses on Spanish literature in the past will obtain a general overview of Spanish literature, from the earliest Castilian written texts to the present day. This course may be seen as a Hispanic complement to 'Histoire des littératures romanes' (LROM0062).

Spanish American Literature from Pre-Spanish times till 19th Century.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Spanish part:

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

- situate certain Spanish texts chronologically, even approximately. For instance: when did the chivalric novels become popular? And the introduction of naturalism in Spain?
- be familiar with (and recognise) the main literary genres of Spanish literature (mester de clerecía, romance, leyenda romántica, cuento naturalista, relato simbolista, etc.)
- be able to provide a reasoned critique of the received ideas on the great aesthetic periods (Middle Ages, romanticism, realism, etc.)
- identify and explain the narrative, thematic, cultural and linguistic subtleties of the texts studied
- explain in depth the evolution of the relations between writers and readers in Spain
- describe the main stages in political, social and cultural history.
 

Hispanic American part:

students should be familiar with the major trends in the history of Hispanic American literature and be able to place them in their context. They must also be familiar with the main authors and works. For this purpose, they must read numerous extracts as well two books.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

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.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The peninsular part will be set out in a syllabus available on eCampus at the beginning of the quadrimester. This syllabus contains worksheets on all the required reading. Every sheet is divided into two parts:
a) activities to be done while reading - at home and before the class in question;
b) questions to be answered in class.
The syllabus and the required texts should be printed out.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège


Further information:

• Partim espagnol:
  
  Required readings:
• Gonzalo de Berceo: Milagros de Nuestra Señora (exceprts) (13th Ct.)
•  Romances traditionnels anonymes
•  Lope de Rueda: «Paso de Jauja» (<1567)
•  Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quichotte (choix de chapitres) (1605-1615)
• José de Espronceda: Canciones (excerpts) (<1842)
•  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer: «La promesa» (1863)
•  Pío Baroja: «Bondad oculta», «Playa de otoño», «Hogar triste» (1900)
•  Juan Ramón Jiménez: Platero y yo (excerpts)
•  Carmen de Burgos: «El artículo 438» (1921)
•  Luisa Carnés: «En casa» (1950)

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

Written work / report

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)


Further information:

Latin American Literature:

In-person written exam: written exam with, among other things, open-ended questions on the course content, including readings. The assessment criteria concern:

- Language (correctness, richness, appropriate style): students must express themselves at a B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.

- Content: correctness, relevance, richness, and structure of information.


Spanish Literature : Open-book, written exam. Criteria: relevance of response, accuracy, quality of the language.

N. B.: 20% of the final grade for the teaching unit is awarded for the Spanish section (partim). The Hispanic-American score accounts for 80%.

Spanish Literature:

The teaching unit focused on Spanish literature is worth one single credit out of five; for this reason, there will be an ongoing assessement, based solely on active attendance (in accordance with Article 61, §2 of the study and examination regulations). At the end of each session, each student will be asked to provide a written response to a very simple and general question about the lesson that has just taken place or about the literary text that has been discussed. To do so, students may consult their notes and give their subjective opinion on the subject matter. Any answer that shows active listening will be considered acceptable; this is therefore a 'pass or fail' kind of assessment. At the end of the semester, all students who have attended a minimum of 9 sessions will pass (with possible exceptions in duly certified cases of 'force majeure').
In the event of a 'deuxième session', attendance will obviously no longer be taken into account and will be replaced by an oral exam of about 15 minutes, in Spanish, aimed at verifying the extent to which the learning outcomes have been achieved (see above).

Work placement(s)

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Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

This course will be taught in Spanish and according to a pedagogical model of digital sobriety. This means that students will not be allowed to use any electronic mobile devices during class.

Artificial intelligence is not involved in any way in the tasks assigned, neither in the classroom nor in the homework.

Contacts

Álvaro CEBALLOS VIRO
Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes
Place Cockerill, 3/5 - Bât. A2, 6/19
4000 Liège - Belgique
E-mail: a.ceballosviro@uliege.be

Kristine VANDEN BERGHE
Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes
kristine.vandenberghe@uliege.be

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