Introduction to the history of Spanish literature

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Alvaro Ceballos Viro

Coordinator

Alvaro Ceballos Viro

Language(s) of instruction

French 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

This course presents a general and chronological overview of Spanish literature from its origins to the late 20th century. The course will be illustrated by reading and commenting on extracts from representative works (in French translation or bilingual editions).

By the end of the semester, you will have mastered a series of notions relating to Spanish literary, cultural and political history, which we will explore through a selection of readings from different periods: the chanson de geste Cantar de mío Cid, didactic short stories by don Juan Manuel, the Diálogo de la lengua by Juan de Valdés, The Limping Devil by Luis Vélez de Guevara, fables by Tomás de Iriarte, realist and naturalist short stories by Leopoldo Alas or Emilia Pardo Bazán, poems by Federico García Lorca and Le Grand Voyage by Jorge Semprún (this list may be subject to minor changes). All texts will be made available to students on eCampus in due course, in bilingual versions, with the exception of Semprún's novel, which students are expected to purchase themselves.

Mastery of the Spanish language is an essential prerequisite for reading Hispanic classics. Other courses offered by the University of Liège's Spanish team will enable you, in a few months' time, to tackle the reading of complex texts, with the help of the dictionary. This history of literature course is taught in French, however, as the vast majority of students are still unfamiliar with the Spanish language and we will be reading and commenting on texts dating back several centuries

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

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

• explain the cultural significance and main characteristics of the texts studied;
• be able to define clearly and precisely the key concepts of Spanish cultural, literary or political history that the texts we read will lead us to discover;
• recognize the most common or historically important poetic forms and genres in Spanish literature;
• chronologically place (albeit approximately) some Spanish literary genres;
• know around ten important dates in the history of Spanish literature, and the events associated with them.
  
  

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Daily practising in reading and writting, even if it is in French. General knowledge of political History and art History.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Reading selections and literary works from Spanish literature (with French translation).

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Course is given in French.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Complementary bibliography/ Reference works (excerpt):

- Dictionnaire des genres et notions littéraires, Paris: Albin Michel, 2001 (2e éd.).

- Carlos ALVAR / José-Carlos MAINER / Rosa NAVARRO : Breve historia de la literatura española, Madrid : Alianza Editorial, 1997.

- Jacques BEYRIE / Robert JAMMES : Histoire de la littérature espagnole d'expression castillane, Paris : PUF, 1994.

- Jean CANAVAGGIO (dir.) : Histoire de la littérature espagnole,Paris : Fayard, 1993, 2 vols.

- Jean DESCOLA : Histoire littéraire de l'Espagne. De Sénèque à García Lorca, Paris : Fayard, 1966.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Further information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )


Additional information:

Written exam.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

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

Contacts

Álvaro 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

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