Course Description
Conducted in Spanish, the course introduces the principles of literary analysis, based on reading and discussion of Hispanic literary texts. Includes fiction, drama, essay, and poetry from Spain and Spanish America.
Course Summary
Under the instruction of Dr. Christine Fernandez, Introduction To Hispanic literature began with a historical background regarding how the Spanish language came to be. We learned that in 1942 Spain reconquered the Iberian peninsula from the moors and established power through their monarchy while also centralizing their kingdoms. Later on it was significant to acknowledge the creation of the Real Academia Española in 1713 to safeguard the correct use of the Spanish language. Once being familiar with the origins of the Spanish language and its arrival to the Americas through colonization, we went over various literary movements that occurred in Spain and in Latin America. Some included Medieval literature, Romanticism, Magical Realism, the literary Boom, and much more. The class was challenging, but there was a lot to learn in a single semester about many Hispanic literary texts. There were only so many texts that we could read in a single semester to better understand the literary movements that we were learning about. Even so, they were enough for us to identify and extract themes, symbols and literary devices to explain their significance in the text. We also read and watched a drama called The House of Bernarda Albar by Federico Garcia Lorca. Here we were able to use interpretations from the text and the film to better identify themes of religion, socioeconomic disparity's and, cultural norms and repression.
Without a doubt I acquired better critical analysis skills in Spanish than I was able to develop in other courses. Something I found challenging was being able to analyze Spanish poetry, but with enough guidance and review I was able to overcome this obstacle. I was able to present an analysis about poesy from the feminist movement by Gabriela Mistral. Lastly, I was able to best demonstrate my abilities by completing the final assignment where we were expected to analyze one of the literary works we went over in class. For my topic I analyzed Lazarillo de Tormes and explained its literary significance of the Golden Ages while also constructing an argument as to why its being a picaresque novel created change within Spanish literature.
Without a doubt I acquired better critical analysis skills in Spanish than I was able to develop in other courses. Something I found challenging was being able to analyze Spanish poetry, but with enough guidance and review I was able to overcome this obstacle. I was able to present an analysis about poesy from the feminist movement by Gabriela Mistral. Lastly, I was able to best demonstrate my abilities by completing the final assignment where we were expected to analyze one of the literary works we went over in class. For my topic I analyzed Lazarillo de Tormes and explained its literary significance of the Golden Ages while also constructing an argument as to why its being a picaresque novel created change within Spanish literature.
MLO's Satisfied
MLO 1,2 & 3
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