Spanish Literature (18th and 19th Centuries)
Code
711111075
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Espanhóis, Franceses e Italianos
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Pedro Santa María
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Português e Espanhol
Objectives
a) To improve knowledge of 18th and 19th centuries Spanish Literature, specially: the ilustrados contribution since the end of the 18th century; romantic trends; realistic expansions or ruptures, literary thematization of el problema de España at the turn of the century; poetics of modernity in Spanish Literature.
b) To obtain knowledge of the historical, social and cultural contexts;
c) To read and study a selection of texts and authors which rise from those trends or movements;
d) To develop research and interpreting skills. To obtain significant information (textual and non-textual), in a transdisciplinary perspective, of the literary periods to be studied.
e) To stimulate students to read and analyse the texts to be studied and to formulate autonomous opinions about them.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1. Introduction to 18th and 19th centuries Spanish Literature.
2. From Ilustración to Romanticism.
3. Romantic genres and modes: poetry, theatre, narrative, journalism.
4. Realist and naturalist productions.
5. Fin-de-Siècle crisis: literary thematizations on the problema de España\" and the Generación del 98.
Bibliography
Borque, J. M. D. (1980). Historia de La Literatura Española, Vol. 3, Siglos XVIII/XIX. Madrid: Taurus.
Rico, F. (coord.) (1982). Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Española, Vol. 5, Romanticismo y Realismo. Barcelona: Crítica.
Rico, F. (coord.) (1979). Historia y Crítica de la Literatura Española, Vol. 6, Modernismo y 98. Barcelona: Crítica.
Urrutia, Jorge (2004). Las luces del crepúsculo. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva.
Vicente Llorens (1989). El Romanticismo español. Madrid: Castalia.
Teaching method
Presentation of the various topics by the lecturer; reading and discussion of a selection of texts covering the topics outlined in the syllabus; Tutorial supervision of the research work related to the final paper chosen by the student.
Evaluation method
the final paper (20%) and two written tests in class (20%, 60%).