Spanish Literature 3

The course is the third stage of specialization in Spanish Literature and is aimed at students of the third year. It introduces the history, society and culture of Spain in the 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing in particular on the flourishing artistic production (fiction, poetry and theater) during the period of the so-called "Edad de plata" (1898-1939), which includes the generations of '98, '14 and '27 up to the Civil War, from Unamuno to García Lorca. It further develops the methodological tools for the analysis of texts and contexts and promotes autonomous critical skills, useful in academic writing.

Knowledge and understanding: Outlines of Spain's history in the 19th and early 20th centuries; main authors, literary movements and publishing phenomena of the time in Castilian language; evolution of narrative, poetic and theatrical genres. Methodology, techniques and tools of literary research and bibliographic documentation. Applying knowledge and understanding: Reading, commentary and historical contextualization of fundamental works of Spanish literature between the 19th and the 20th centuries. Use of refined critical commentaries and autonomous reworking. Ability to analyze texts, grasping through reading the historical, cultural, artistic and social implications of texts. Consciousness and management of interactions between the different areas of humanistic knowledge; accurate use of bibliography; correct expression of the acquired knowledge.