Travel Course: Splendors of Spain: Art and Culture

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This travel/study course introduces students to Spanish culture by exploring historical and stylistic trends/ movements, including literature, art, and architecture. Spain's diverse society (Christians, Jews, and Moslems), as well as its distinctive ethnic groups and regions, are examined. Buildings studied include the cathedrals of Santiago de Compostela, Burgos, and Seville. Artists studied include El Greco, Velasquez, Goya, Gaudi, and Picasso. Novels studied include Carmen Martin Gaite's El cuarto de atras (The Black Room). The 9-day trip to Spain focuses on Barcelona (excursion to Figueras) and Madrid (excursions to El Escorial and Toledo).