INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERATURE III

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This course is a panoramic view of Spanish Literature from its origins up until the beginning of the Spanish Renaissance. Special attention will be placed on the distinctive features of Spain's historic and cultural background until the end of the Medieval times. Illustrative texts from this period will be read and analyzed. On the second semester the students will be exposed to a diachronic view of Spanish literature from the Renaissance (16th century) to the so-called Generation of '98 (beginnings of the 20th century). The main authors and works of these literary periods will be studied, taking into consideration their historical and cultural context.