SURVEY OF GOLDEN AGE OF LIT.

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An introduction to various canonical and non-canonical works of the 16th and 17th centuries, including poetry, drama, short prose, and the early novel. Principal authors include Santa Teresa de Avila, Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor, Luis de Gongora y Argote, Garcilaso de la Vega, Felix Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Fray Luis de Leon, Miguel de Cervantes, Baltasar Gracian, San Juan de La Cruz, Francisco de Quevedo, and Garcia Rodriguez de Montalvo. Some literary theory is taught, as relevant, as are approaches to critical analysis.