Course Description
The history of Imperial Spain in the time of Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Topics of discussion will include the Armada of 1588, heresy and the Inquisition, art and artists, the discovery of the New World, and perspectives on the decline of Spain.
Athena Title
SPAIN OF CERVANTES
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Introduction to Habsburg Spain Use of primary sources in translation Discussion of the historiography of Spain Techniques in historical research and writing Examination of art and literature as historical sources
Topical Outline
Introduction: the life of Cervantes Politics in early modern Spain and its territories Religion and society Military history: the Spanish Road, the Spanish Armada Heresy and the Inquisition Art and artists in Spain The picaresque novel The decline of Spain as a historiographical model
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