SPAN 296 - Topics in Spanish Literature and Culture

Credits: 3 in fall or winter, 4 in spring
This course offers students the opportunity to further their understanding of the literature and culture of Spain by focusing on a specific literary and/or cultural topic unique to Spain, on a specific cultural moment in Spanish history, or on a region of Spain. Readings. discussions. and assignments occur primarily in Spanish. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Spring 2014 Topic:

SPAN 296: Cervantes’ Exemplary Novellas (4). Prerequisite: One 200-level SPAN course. Discover the splendors of Golden Age Spain on campus through Cervantes’ delightful Exemplary Novellas. Using a bilingual edition as our guidebook for exploring the culture and customs of the era, we read La gitanilla, Rinconete y Cortadillo, El casamiento engat’ioso, and El coloquio de los perros, then create our own modern-day interpretations of these brilliant classics’ actions and issues through dramatic adaptations, dance, art, music, dining, and short written responses. Learn how Cervantes’ tales of talking dogs, street urchins, and secret lovers are as compelling and relevant today as they were when first published in 1613. (HL) Sakas. Spring 2014