SPAN 318 Insiders and Outsiders: Love, Honor, and Social Unrest in 16th- and 17th-Century Spain

Explores Spain's major contributions to world literature, from short novels by Cervantes to the original macho Don Juan; from honor plays to the underworld of pimps and prostitutes. Views saints and scoundrels against the backdrop of the Golden Age, whose accomplishments and atrocities reflect the impact of the Spanish Inquisition.