SPN 3301H Survey of Spanish Literature

Prerequisite: SPN-1341, SPN-1342, SPN-2313, SPN-2314 and SPN-2321. Also, SPN-2321 previously or concurrently. Or Consent of the instructor. Representative Spanish literature from the medieval period to the present. This survey course is designed to introduce the student to important authors and literary currents of Spain, to give them practice in reading essays, poetry, dramas, and fiction written in Castilian Spanish, and to direct them toward applying critical/analytical literary concepts to the readings. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to discuss the works read in class from the following critical perspectives: narrative point of view, plot development, characterization, language, themes, style, structure, and tone. In addition, the student will be able to identify and discuss characteristics, authors, and works of the following literary currents in Spain: neoclasicismo, Romanticismo, naturalismo, modernismo, and La generacion del '98.

Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisite

Required: Take SPN-1341 SPN-1342 SPN-2313 SPN-2314. Required: Take SPN-2321;