Spanish Literature 2

The course is addressed to 2nd-year students of Spanish Literature, and it is the natural continuation of the 1st-year syllabus. It is devoted to Golden Age (especially 1580-1680), with a specific attention to prominent authors and works which played a central role in the development of drama, narrative, and poetry.

Knowledge and understanding: historical and literary context of the Golden Age; main authors and literary movements in the 17th century; elements of literary theory.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: reading and critical commentary of poetic compositions from the Baroque period, a selection of chapters from 'Quijote' and other prose texts, and some plays of the period.

Ability to understand the historical, cultural and social implications of literary texts; ability to place in time the authors, currents and main works of the period studied; ability to recognise and explain similarities and differences between literary texts, highlighting the most significant peculiarities of each genre; ability to recognise discursive strategies and explain the effects on the meaning of a text.