Teaching code

4S002929

Teacher

Anna Bognolo

Coordinator

Anna Bognolo

Credits

9

Language

Spanish

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/05 - SPANISH LITERATURE

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 27, 2021 al Jan 8, 2022.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 1

Learning outcomes

The main educational goal of this course is the acquisition by students of advanced skills in Spanish Literature from the origins to the 17th century. As a result students will acquire: - knowledge and comprehension skills: in-depth knowledge of the Spanish Literature of the period planned in terms of historical context, texts, genres, movements and authors, with particular regard to the themes of inter-cultural exchanges and the expressive differentiation of Literary phenomena. - Applied knowledge and comprehension skills: students will acquire the necessary methodologies to work on literary texts in both historical and comparative perspective, as well as the ability to understand complex texts and implicit meanings. Students must be able to express themselves in Spanish fluently and spontaneously, arguing clearly, structured and detailed on complex topics.

Program

The book and the sword: introduction to the Siglo de Oro. The course is divided into 3 modules and introduces to Spanish culture and literature of the Renaissance and Baroque.
Module 1.
General overview: 1) Pre-rinascimento: età dei Re Cattolici, la Celestina. 2) Rinascimento: Carlo V, Filippo II e la Controriforma, Garcilaso de la Vega, Juan de la Cruz, il romanzo, la picaresca e il Lazarillo de Tormes. 3) Barocco: il teatro, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderon de la Barca; la poesia: Góngora e Quevedo.
Manuali consigliati
- F. Pedraza Jiménez, M. Rodríguez Cáceres, Las épocas de la literatura española, Ariel, 2012 (cap.2-3-4)
- Antología comentada de la Literatura española. Siglo XVI, Madrid, Castalia, 2007 (le pp. indicate saranno fornite nella piattaforma Moodle).
- C. Alvar, J.C. Mainer, R. Navarro, Breve historia de la literatura Española, Alianza editorial (facoltativo).
- Rodríguez Cacho, Manual de historia de la literatura española. Vol. I, Siglos XIII-XVII, Castalia(facoltativo)

Module 2. The fictional imagery in the conquest of America
Leonard, Irving A. Los libros del conquistador. 2. ed. México: Fondo de cultura Económica, 1979 (le parti da studiare saranno segnalate durante il corso e saranno fornite in piattaforma Moodle).

Module 3. Reading and commentary from Don Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes
- D. Pennac, Come un romanzo, Feltrinelli (a introduzione del Don Quijote)
- M. de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, ed. Francisco Rico, Madrid, Alfaguara, 2016 (i cap. da leggere saranno indicati indicati in piattaforma Moodle)
The exam is subject to passing Spanish language 1 and Spanish literature 1 (prerequisite). The teaching is given entirely in Spanish and the classics will be read and partially commented in class.

CONSIGLIATI:
- Edizione elettronica con utili commenti e note: Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, ed. F. Rico. Madrid: Centro Virtual Cervantes, 1997. http://cvc.cervantes.es/literatura/clasicos/quijote
-Traduzione italiana: Cervantes, Don Chisciotte della Mancha, Roma Newton Compton, € 3.90.
DIGITAL HUMANITIES
- J. M. Lucía Megías, Elogio del texto digital: claves para interpretar el nuevo paradigma Madrid 2012.

Bibliography

Examination Methods

The final exam consists of an oral test in Spanish which includes a verification of the level of comprehension of the texts (reading, translation and comment).
The exam will be intended to verify: the depth of the knowledge acquired / the ability to understand the literary texts / the ability to connect to the historical-cultural context / the ability to express and argue in Spanish

The program does not differ for NON ATTENDING students, who will find the necessary material on the e-learning portal and ask the teacher for information via e-mail.
Please remember that 1 training credit is equivalent to 25 hours of study; for this reason, in a 9 CFU course, in addition to attending the lessons (54 hours), students are expected to spend at least 150 hours studying. The teacher is available during the reception for clarifications on the course contents.