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Summary

The basic aims of this course are to acquaint the student with Spanish Literature from the origins up until the modern day, analysing authors and works taken from each period in their historical and social context.

Syllabus
Subject 1: General introduction to Spanish Literature. Spanish literature from the Middle Ages. Texts: Jarchas, El Cantar de Mío Cid, Libro de Alexandre, Prólogo de las Cantigas Alfonso X El Sabio, El Conde Lucanor, Don Juan Manuel, El Misterio de Elche.
Subject 2: XVth century Literature. From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance Period. Texts: La Celestina, Fernando de Rojas, Las Serranillas Marqués de Santillana.
Subject 3: Golden Age Prose. Texts: El Lazarillo de Tormes, El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes.
Subject 4: Golden Age Poetry, Texts: Soneto, Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto, Luis de Góngora, Soneto, Francisco de Quevedo, Llama de amor vivo, San Juan de la Cruz
Subject 5: Golden Age Theatre. Texts: El perro del hortelano, Lope de Vega. La vida es sueño, Calderón de la Barca, El caballero sin nombre, Mira de Amescua
Subject 6: The Age of Enlightenment. Texts: El sí de las niñas, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Informe sobre la ley agraria, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Cartas Marruecas, José Cadalso, Fabula.

Activities
The set texts in each subject will be read and then selected passages commented on in class, and, occasionally, will be complemented with videos or by other audio-visual means. Students will participate in some commentaries proposed by the teacher, which they will prepare and present in class. The class will be encouraged to attend theatre performances, cultural literary acts, exhibitions, etc, related to the course syllabus.

Assessment
Assessment will be carried out by means of written tests, consisting of a theoretical question and a commentary on some of the texts studied in class. The above-mentioned presentation will also be taken into account as well as class attendance and active participation.

Bibliography
J.L.Alborg, Historia de la literatura española, Madrid, Gredos, 1986.
F.Rico, Historia y crítica de la literatura española, Barcelona, Crítica, 1980.
P.Correa, Historia de la literatura española, Madrid, Edelsa, 1988.
A.Barroso and others, Introducción a la literatura española a través de los textos, Madrid, Istmo, 1980.
F.Fuste and others, Viaje por la literatura (1,2 and 3), Barcelona, Octaedro, 1992.
P.Aullón de Haro, Historia breve de la literatura española en su contexto, Madrid, Playor, 1989.
C.Blanco Aguinaga and others, Historia social de la literatura en lengua castellana, Madrid, Castalia, 1988.
A.Deyermond and R.O.Jones, Historia de la literatura española, Barcelona, Ariel, 1991.

Full Description

Subject 1: General introduction to Spanish Literature. Spanish literature from the Middle Ages. Texts: Jarchas, El Cantar de Mío Cid, Libro de Alexandre, Prólogo de las Cantigas Alfonso X El Sabio, El Conde Lucanor, Don Juan Manuel, El Misterio de Elche.

Subject 2: XVth century Literature. From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance Period. Texts: La Celestina, Fernando de Rojas, Las Serranillas Marqués de Santillana.

Subject 3: Golden Age Prose. Texts: El Lazarillo de Tormes, El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes.

Subject 4: Golden Age Poetry, Texts: Soneto, Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto, Luis de Góngora, Soneto, Francisco de Quevedo, Llama de amor vivo, San Juan de la Cruz

Subject 5: Golden Age Theatre. Texts: El perro del hortelano, Lope de Vega. La vida es sueño, Calderón de la Barca, El caballero sin nombre, Mira de Amescua

Subject 6: The Age of Enlightenment. Texts: El sí de las niñas, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Informe sobre la ley agraria, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Cartas Marruecas, José Cadalso, Fabula.