Course teached as: B005318 - LETTERATURA SPAGNOLA 1 (12 CFU) Second Cycle Degree in LINGUE E LETTERATURE EUROPEE E AMERICANE Curriculum LINGUE, LETTERATURE E TRADUZIONE
Teaching Language
Spanish
Course Content
The course will focus on the major authors, periods and genres in spanish literary culture in their historical contexts. Relevant analytical and interpretative strategies are introduced to enable students to develop a clear critical thinking and an understanding of a wide range of literary writing in Spanish, in the seventeenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, through the study of the theatrical works of Federico García Lorca.
1. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, Entremeses, ed. de Nicholas Spadaccini, Madrid, Cátedra, 2005 (selección).
2. LOPE DE VEGA, El caballero de Olmedo, ed. de Francisco Rico, Madrid, Cátedra (Letras Hispánicas), 1996.
3. PEDRO CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA, La vida es sueño, comedia, auto y loa, edición, estudio y notas de Enrique Rull, Madrid, Alhambra, 1980.
4. FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, Bodas de sangre, ed. de Allen Josephs y Juan Caballero, Madrid, Cátedra, 2011.
5. FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, Yerma, ed. Ildefonso Manuel Gil, Madrid, Cátedra, 2006.
6. FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, La casa de Bernarda Alba, ed. de Allen Josephs y Juan Caballero, Madrid, Cátedra, 1977 (oppure, altra edizione: ed. de Joaquín Forradellas, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 2007).
Textbook:
FELIPE PEDRAZA JIMÉNEZ, MILAGROS RODRÍGUEZ CÁCERES, Las épocas de la literatura española, Barcelona, Ariel, 2012.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
ARELLANO, IGNACIO, Historia del teatro español del siglo XVII, Madrid, Cátedra, 1995.
L'età d'oro della letteratura spagnola. Il Seicento, a cura di Maria Grazia Profeti, Firenze, La Nuova Italia, 1998., (capitolo Il teatro, pp. 77-288).
GIBSON, IAN, Vida, pasión y muerte de Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), Barcelona, Plaza y Janés, 1998.
OLEZA, JOAN, L'architettura dei generi nella commedia nueva di Lope de Vega, a cura di Marco Presotto, Rimini, Panozzo, 2014.
SÁENZ DE LA CALZADA, LUIS, La Barraca, teatro universitario, seguido de Federico García Lorca y sus canciones para La Barraca, edición revisada y anotada por Jorge de Persia, en transcripición musical de Ángel Barja, Madrid /León, Publicaciones de la Residencia de Estudiantes, 1998.
Learning Objectives
The course (72 hours) will focus on the study of the the teatrical works of Federico García Lorca. Aims of the course:
a. to introduce students to different literary genres;
b. to familiarize students with the critical instruments required for the analysis of literary texts;
c. to enable students to develop a critical consciousness and an awareness of critical theory and culture theory through detailed analyses of some the most representative texts of literatures in spanish in the seventeenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.
1. Knowledge and understanding: Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding in historical and cultural contexts of the spanish literature in the seventeenth century and the first half of the twentieth century and will acquire the critical tools to cope with the formal and substantive components of the literary texts analyzed during the lessons.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: Students will learn how to apply processes, models, questions, and theories that result in enhanced clarity in the comprehension of literary texts included in the program, which will be appreciated in both their formal and their contextual features.
3. Making judgements: Students will develop the ability to discuss the literary questions considered during the course, proposing critical perspectives and well-grounded judgements on the texts included in the program.
4. Communication skills: Students will develop the ability to can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, with particular reference to themes and questions considered during the lessons.
5. Learning skills: Students will acquire the methodological tools needed to read, analyze and understand literary texts in their generic structures.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites are those outlined the course of study.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminars.
Further information
The course takes place in the second semester.
Further information will be given at the beginning of the course.
Type of Assessment
Oral exam. The exam will test students’ knowledge of:
1. The history of Spanish literature and culture from the Golden Age and the first half of the twentieth century.
2. Specific issues and themes in the seventeenth century and the first half of the twentieth century Spanish literature;
3. The key texts and critical literature included in the reading list.
Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and critically evaluate the key texts included in the reading list, and to place them within their historical and cultural contexts.
Successful candidates will be required to demonstrate adequate knowledge in all of the above points (1,2,3).
The exam aims to assess:
- The knowledge of key concepts in the history of Spanish literature from the seventeenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.
- The ability to describe and place literary phenomena within their contexts of production and reception;
- The ability of close reading and appreciation of all the texts included in the reading list as well as a thorough command of methodological and theoretical tools;
- The ability to use formal and critical terminology;
- activities and tests on e-learning Platform moodle.
Students will demonstrate that they can discuss the subjects treated during the course, make appropriate connections between different authors and works, and express themselves clearly.
Grades are given on the basis of 30 points. Points are awarded if students are able to
1) describe form and contents of the texts studied,
2) understand, summarize and propose critical readings of those texts,
3) elaborate personal judgements that are solidly grounded on the text and/or secondary literature,
4) use appropriate terms.
Nos. 1 and 4 are essential in order to obtain the minimum passing grade (18/30); higher evaluations depend on to what extent’ students have developed their skills in all four points listed above.
Course program
Building an audience: Federico García Lorca and La Barraca
The course focuses on the theatre of Federico García Lorca starting with the first tours with La Barraca, the university theatre company that, under his direction, brought classical Spanish theatre to the most remote parts of Spain in the early 1930s. The crucial importance that this experience had for the development of Lorca's dramaturgy, with particular reference to the tragic trilogy, will be deepened.
The lessons will be taught in Spanish.
The course is structured in two modules:
FIRST module: THE COMMERCIAL THEATRE AND THE COMEDIA NUEVA
Texts:
1. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, Entremeses, ed. de Nicholas Spadaccini, Madrid, Cátedra, 2005 (selección).
2. LOPE DE VEGA, El caballero de Olmedo, ed. de Francisco Rico, Madrid, Cátedra (Letras Hispánicas), 1996.
3. PEDRO CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA, La vida es sueño, comedia, auto y loa, edición, estudio y notas de Enrique Rull, Madrid, Alhambra, 1980.
SECOND module: FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, LA BARRACA AND THE TRAGIC TRILOGY
Texts:
1. FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, Bodas de sangre, ed. de Allen Josephs y Juan Caballero, Madrid, Cátedra, 2011.
2. FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, Yerma, ed. Ildefonso Manuel Gil, Madrid, Cátedra, 2006.
3. FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA, La casa de Bernarda Alba, ed. de Allen Josephs y Juan Caballero, Madrid, Cátedra, 1977 (oppure, altra edizione: ed. de Joaquín Forradellas, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 2007).
Textbook:
FELIPE PEDRAZA JIMÉNEZ, MILAGROS RODRÍGUEZ CÁCERES, Las épocas de la literatura española, Barcelona, Ariel, 2012.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
ARELLANO, IGNACIO, Historia del teatro español del siglo XVII, Madrid, Cátedra, 1995.
L'età d'oro della letteratura spagnola. Il Seicento, a cura di Maria Grazia Profeti, Firenze, La Nuova Italia, 1998., (capitolo Il teatro, pp. 77-288).
GIBSON, IAN, Vida, pasión y muerte de Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), Barcelona, Plaza y Janés, 1998.
OLEZA, JOAN, L'architettura dei generi nella commedia nueva di Lope de Vega, a cura di Marco Presotto, Rimini, Panozzo, 2014.
SÁENZ DE LA CALZADA, LUIS, La Barraca, teatro universitario, seguido de Federico García Lorca y sus canciones para La Barraca, edición revisada y anotada por Jorge de Persia, en transcripición musical de Ángel Barja, Madrid /León, Publicaciones de la Residencia de Estudiantes, 1998.