SLL 111A: Spanish Literature: Renaissance and Baroque
Course Description
The period which this course covers is one of the most fundamental, not only to understand Spanish Literature, but also to understand the culture and history of Spain. Therefore the aims of this course are to introduce the students to texts which they are usually not acquainted with, while at the same time studying in depth the language as the students are being in contact with the great masters of our literature
Course Reflective Narrative
During the Spring Semester 2013, I completed SLL 111A: Spanish Literature (Renaissance and Baroque Literature). This course meets the requirement of MLO 3, which is Literary and Cultural Knowledge. This course contributes to the outcomes of MLO 3 because it’s a course about Hispanic literature.
During this class we studied Spanish Renaissance Literature, Baroque literature and the Spanish Renaissance. We went over the work and biography of several writers. Some examples include: Garcilaso de La Vega the new metrical structures, and the love and nature in his poetry. Miguel de Cervantes the novel of his time and his novel “El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” and the transcendence of his novel. Luis De Góngora’s style of poetry called “culteranismo”, and his poetic language. Francisco de Quevedo’s style of poetry called “conceptismo”, we studied his poems which are easier to understand compared to Góngora’s poems. We also read the masterpiece of picaresque literature: Lazarillo de Tormes, and talked about the structure and possible authors of this masterpiece.
Something that we could not leave out is the Baroque theatre, formation of comedy, the structure of dramatic works, the theatre as an ideological instrument and the main authors. Lope de Vega as a creator of the Spanish Comedy, and Calderón de la Barca’s contribution to Baroque theatre.
This course alone was dedicated to the greatest writers of the Spanish Renaissance and Baroque literature but there is still many others which we did not have time to discuss. What we did cover are the most influential writers during the Spanish Renaissance and Baroque literature, with that said I would like to read more about the authors that we did not have time to go over.
Course Work Evidence
Siglo de Oro
Introducción al Renacimiento
La Poesía Renacentista en España: Garcilaso
La Prosa del Renacimiento (Las Novelas)
Mística y Ascética
Introducción al Barroco
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Teatro Barroco
La Poesía Barroca: Culteranismo y Conceptismo
Term Paper
The period which this course covers is one of the most fundamental, not only to understand Spanish Literature, but also to understand the culture and history of Spain. Therefore the aims of this course are to introduce the students to texts which they are usually not acquainted with, while at the same time studying in depth the language as the students are being in contact with the great masters of our literature
Course Reflective Narrative
During the Spring Semester 2013, I completed SLL 111A: Spanish Literature (Renaissance and Baroque Literature). This course meets the requirement of MLO 3, which is Literary and Cultural Knowledge. This course contributes to the outcomes of MLO 3 because it’s a course about Hispanic literature.
During this class we studied Spanish Renaissance Literature, Baroque literature and the Spanish Renaissance. We went over the work and biography of several writers. Some examples include: Garcilaso de La Vega the new metrical structures, and the love and nature in his poetry. Miguel de Cervantes the novel of his time and his novel “El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” and the transcendence of his novel. Luis De Góngora’s style of poetry called “culteranismo”, and his poetic language. Francisco de Quevedo’s style of poetry called “conceptismo”, we studied his poems which are easier to understand compared to Góngora’s poems. We also read the masterpiece of picaresque literature: Lazarillo de Tormes, and talked about the structure and possible authors of this masterpiece.
Something that we could not leave out is the Baroque theatre, formation of comedy, the structure of dramatic works, the theatre as an ideological instrument and the main authors. Lope de Vega as a creator of the Spanish Comedy, and Calderón de la Barca’s contribution to Baroque theatre.
This course alone was dedicated to the greatest writers of the Spanish Renaissance and Baroque literature but there is still many others which we did not have time to discuss. What we did cover are the most influential writers during the Spanish Renaissance and Baroque literature, with that said I would like to read more about the authors that we did not have time to go over.
Course Work Evidence
Siglo de Oro
Introducción al Renacimiento
La Poesía Renacentista en España: Garcilaso
La Prosa del Renacimiento (Las Novelas)
Mística y Ascética
Introducción al Barroco
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Teatro Barroco
La Poesía Barroca: Culteranismo y Conceptismo
Term Paper