Study of representative plays reflecting significant literary trends and social developments in contemporary Spanish America.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Examination of the short story emphasizing its literary, cultural, and social impact. Reading of representative works from the period of Independence through the current century.
2 hr./wk.
Study of topics such as "indianista" and ''indigenista" novels, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, and literary trends reflecting popular culture.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
1-3 hr./wk.
Focus on contemporary Cuban-American, mainland Puerto-Rican and Mexican-American literature with an emphasis on poetry and narrative. Underscores how the literary production of the minority group reflects its place in mainstream American Society.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Traces the development of the Spanish language from its Latin origins to the present. The course provides a survey of historical grammar with emphasis on phonology and morphology and/or the evolution of Spanish in the Americas.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Aims to develop proficiency in literary and bibliographical research through traditional and on-line methods. The course offers an overview of recent critical theories and requires library assignments applied to an individual research project.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
An advanced review of Spanish morphology and syntax with the purpose of allowing graduate students to explore analytically the structure of the Spanish language. The course will make frequent comparisons and contrasts between the target language and English grammatical structures.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Analyzes the language used in literary texts through a study of representative Hispanic authors. The course will also consider how different patterns of style affect the writing and reading of a text.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Survey of prose, poetry and theater of the Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula from the earliest literary manifestations to the end of the 15th Century.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Study of the representative works characterizing the various narrative traditions that developed in Spain during the 16th and 17th centuries in light of their ideological and sociocultural contexts.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Explores Cervantes' Don Quixote taking into account his life, ideology, as well as the philosophical, social and aesthetic contexts in which the author produced his masterpiece.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Analysis of the work of the most representative Spanish poets from the late 15th century through the 17th century taking into account the philosophical and aesthetic currents in vogue at the time.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Examination of the evolution of Spanish theater emphasizing theory of drama in the works of Lope and Calderón as well as their influence on other playwrights of the period in the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
A review of the impact of French Enlightenment and European Romanticism on Spanish thought and literature through readings of representative Spanish works from several genres.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
A seminar offered through the Cátedra Mario Vargas Llosa at the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures that focuses on the work of the 2010 Nobel Prize winner and its impact on Hispanic and world literature through the analysis of selected novels, short-stories, and essays in print and other media. It is taught, generally in Spanish, by a rotating series of invited world-renowned and award-winning writers and critics. Because the instructor and topic of the course are different each year students may repeat the seminar 3 times for credit.
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Study of the development of the Spanish novel from Romanticism though Realism and Naturalism. Particular attention will be given to works of key figures of the period such as "Clarin" and Galdos.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Review of the most influential trends of the 20th century world drama that affected the Spanish stage and its major playwrights.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Analysis of the representation of Spanish history and culture in fiction. Issues such as identity, change and authoritarianism will be explored through the examination of major novels.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Analysis of recent poetic trends taking into account the influence of key voices from the "Generación del 27." Reading of representative works by major writers.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Study of major literary figures and issues of the period in their cultural context and in light of how contemporary issues and critical debates have affected our perception of the colonial world.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Survey of the major trends in Spanish-American literature of the 19th century with emphasis on "romanticismo," "costumbrismo," and the transition to "realismo" and "naturalismo." Readings of representative works of major writers and genres.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Analysis of the Spanish American novel in the first half of the 20th century, including the "novela de la tierra," "indigenismo" and the "novela psicológica." Readings of representative works of major writers and trends.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Study of the development of the Spanish-American novel beginning with the "Boom" to present-day trends. Readings of representative works of major writers.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Study of the writings of Marti, Najera, Dario and other great figures of "modernismo," and their impact on Hispanic literature in Europe and the Americas.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Examination of poetic trends through the reading of representative works of Huidobro, Guillén, Mistral, Neruda and Paz, among others.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Study of the essay as a major genre in the development of Spanish-American social thought. Readings of representative works from the period of Independence through the 20th century.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.