SJ1B015 Golden Age Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. José Luis Bellón Aguilera, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. José Luis Bellón Aguilera, PhD.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
SJ1A002 Practical Spanish II
Knowledge of Spanish language, at least B1-B2. Basic knowledge of textual analysis and commentary.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the subject is to get in touch and acquire analytical and intellectual skills in relation to the most important texts of Spanish literatures of the so-called "Spanish Golden Age": Sonnets and Eclogues of Garcilaso, Lazarillo de Tormes, Buscón, Quijote, Fabula of Polifemo and Galatea and Soledades (Góngora), Sonnets of Quevedo, etc. It is a subject in which the history, society and ideologies of the period are studied, but focusing mainly on the ideological revolution carried out by Garcilaso. The topics covered also contribute to know and understand the bases of the intellectual and cultural imaginary of the fields of cultural production in Spain and Latin America, since it is very canonical material, appropriated differently by different ideological horizons.
Learning outcomes
This subject is basic to know the foundations of the Spanish literary tradition. In other words, fills an important gap in the knowledge necessary to pass the SZZ. An important level of vocabulary is acquired. The ability to comment on texts is trained. You learn to debate and speak in Spanish (with your own words) about difficult topics. Acquisition of written expression on difficult cultural topics, in the presentation and examination.
Syllabus
  • 1. La prosa: El Buscón 2. Poesía lírica 1: Garcilaso de la Vega 3. Poesía lírica 2: Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea 4. Teatro: El perro del hortelano
Literature
  • Rodríguez, Juan Carlos. La Literatura Del Pobre. 2. ed. corr. y aug, Editorial Comares, 2001.
  • Rodríguez Gómez, Juan Carlos. Teoría E Historia de La Producción Ideológica: Las Primeras Literaturas Burguesas (Siglo XVI). 2. ed, Akal, 1990.
  • Theory and History of Ideological Production: The First Bourgeois Literatures (the 16th Century) University of Delaware Press, 2002 By Juan Carlos Rodriguez Translated by Malcolm K. Read
Teaching methods
Classes are divided into conference and seminar, but the time devoted to this is proportionally greater. Texts are read and commented and commentaries are presented and discussed. At the end of the semester, a project (individual or collective) is presented where the result of a small research about a work or poem is explained. This project can deal also with the interpretation of an author or work of the period by other scholars, intellectuals or writers, for example, the Romantic interpretation of Quixote. That is to say: works are analyzed, but also interpretations of works. We are interpreters of interpreters. The theses of the work presented and defended are discussed with the rest of the classmates, who may have previously read (as this is optional) the work. Participation in class is, therefore, fundamental. It is not about "transmitting" basic objective knowledge that is easily accessible on the internet, or through manuals. The first part of the class provides some of this knowledge and teaches access to the sources of information available at the university and at digital level.
Assessment methods
Final exam and participation during the seminars.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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