SPAN 2140 - Modern Spanish Survey

(LA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Fall, spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor. This is a core course for the major.

Fall: I. Rodriquez de Riyera, spring: staff.

Introductory survey of modern Spanish literature. Students develop their analytical skills and learn basic literary concepts such as genre (drama, lyric, short story, and novel) and style (romanticism, realism, etc.) as well as male/female perspectives and the translation of literature to film language. The survey introduces students to Spain’s cultural complexity through readings of works by authors representative of its diverse linguistic and literary traditions.