SPANISH 401      Introduction To Spanish American Literature I
The colonial period. Selected readings in historical and literary material from the time of the conquest to the period of struggle for independence. On demand. Prerequisites: Spanish 315
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 402      Introduction To Spanish American Literature II
The 19th and 20th-centuries. Selected readings from prose and poetry of Spanish-American writers. On demand. Prerequisites: Spanish 315
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 414      Early 20th Century Penisular Literature: From the Generation of 1898 to Surrealism
Selected readings in Spanish narrative, poetry, drama and philosophical essay from the beginning of the 20th Century to the Avant-Garde movements in the 1930's.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 415      Advanced Conversation And Composition I
Continued practice in speaking and writing Spanish, with attention to the elements of style. Continued in SPANISH 425. First semester required of all majors and second semester recommended. Both semesters required of prospective high school teachers. Either or both semesters may be repeated with the consent of the instructor and the Spanish section head. No more than six hours credit may be applied towards a degree. Prerequisite: SPANISH 325. Offered: Every fall.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 416      Medieval Spanish Literature
From the Cantar de Mio Cid to 1499. Winter.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 417      Spanish-American Lyric Poetry
A survey of poetry in Spanish America from Colonial times to World War II, including a study of the most representative poets and their writings. Winter.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 418      Romantic Movement In Spain
The origin and development of romantic literature against the historical and ideological background of the first half of the 19th century. Various literary genres will be studied; these will include works by Rivas, Espronceda, Larra, Zorrilla, Gil y Carrasco, Becquer and others.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 420      Cervantes' Don Quixote, Part I
An intensive reading of the first part of Cervantes' novel, Don Quixote.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 421      Cervantes'Don Quixote, Part II
An intensive reading of the second part of Cervantes' novel, Don Quixote. Part One is not a prerequisite. Also offered as SPANISH 5521.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 425      Advanced Conversation And Composition II
Continuation of SPANISH 415. See SPANISH 415. Required for teacher certification in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPANISH 415. Winter.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 426      Golden Age Drama
The development of the Spanish drama from Lope's youth to the death of Calderon. Also offered as SPANISH 5526.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 427      Pre-Columbian And Spanish Colonial Literature
A study of the pre-Columbian works in drama, narrative, and poetry (Popol Vuh, Apu-Ollantay, Incan and Aztec poetry) leading into a survey of Spanish-American colonial literature. Also offered as SPANISH 5527.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 428      Contemporary Spanish Poetry
A comprehensive and intensive study of 20th-century Spanish poetry. Poets and poetry will be studied in the light of literary movements, foreign influences, political tendencies and philosophical ideas. Also offered as SPANISH 5528.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 429      The Novel Of The Mexican Revolution
The revolution as the principal focus of 20th-century Mexican fiction. The course will examine both the evolving understanding of the event/process and the sophistication of narrative technique employed in its presentation. Among the writers to be studied are Azuela, Guzman, Lopez y Fuentes, Yanez, Revueltas, Rulfo and Fuentes. Also offered as SPANISH 529.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 430      Spanish Mysticism
An examination of the development of mysticism in Oriental and Occidental civilizations, with emphasis on the great periods of mystic experience as reflected in the literary production of the Spanish Golden Age. Readings could include the works of Fray Luis de Granada, Fray Luis de Leon, Saint John of the Cross and Saint Teresa of Avila. Also offered as SPANISH 5530.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 431      The Golden Age Novel
A study of major prose works of the Golden Age. Possible topics include authorship, innovative narrative techniques, textual strategies and metafiction issues. Readings could include works by Alfonso Martinez de Toledo, Diego de San Pedro, Fernando de Rojas, Francisco Delicado, Cervantes, and Lope de Vega. Also offered as SPANISH 5531.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 432      Pastoral Literature
A study of the development of pastoral literature during the Spanish Golden Age. Possible texts: Juan del Encina's Eclogues, Montemayor's Los siete libros de la Diana and Cervantes' Galatea. These works will be examined within their historical and cultural context. Also offered as SPANISH 5532.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 433      Cervantes' Exemplary Novels
A study of Cervantes' Exemplary Novels within the context of 17th-Century Spain. Attention will be paid to interpretive possibilities and how knowledge of historical contexts might influence readings of this rich and varied cultural output. Also offered as SPANISH 5533.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 434      The Picaresque Novel
A study of the development of picaresque fiction during the Spanish Golden Age. The course deals with novelists principally active during the Baroque period such as Mateo Aleman, Francisco Lopez de Ubeda, Miguel de Cervantes, and Francisco de Quevedo. Also offered as Spanish 5534.
Credits: 3 hours
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SPANISH 435      Peninsular Poetry
This course is a survey of poetics and poetry in Spain from the Reconquest to the present, with emphasis on socio-historical contexts and movements. It examines theoretical and methodological approaches to literary analysis and also provides practical experience in exploring poetic texts. Students will analyze a wide spectrum of poems, while discussing the cultural, philosophical, linguistic, political and ethical considerations that surround the reception of a text.
Credits: 3 hours
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