Develop advanced cultural knowledge, language, and research skills by exploring exceptional lives of the Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World through stories of knights-errant, beggars, saints, soldiers, and rebellious women. Given in Spanish.
Athena Title
Literary Adventures from Spain
Prerequisite
SPAN 3030 or SPAN 3030E or SPAN 3030H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will examine historical and cultural products in the context of Medieval and Early Modern Spain.
Students will assimilate and critically evaluate historical information.
Students will discover how texts reflect changes in society and historical periods.
Students will analyze and thoughtfully engage with divergent perspectives.
Students will learn and apply fundamental principles of academic research.
Students will develop, articulate and effectively convey ideas in written and oral formats, using clear and precise language.
Students will engage in interpersonal communication with respect and cultural awareness.
Students will build knowledge collaboratively and share knowledge.
Topical Outline
Poetry, drama and prose of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and
the Baroque; epic and chronicle; medieval humor; the culture of
the Court; aspects of "otherness" in medieval and renaissance
Spain; theories of kinship; theories of estates and classes; the
evolution of the picaresque narrative; aspects of the comedia;
the female voice; the notion of "Conquest" and "Reconquest" in
medieval and renaissance Spain.
