29067 - Spanish Literature (1) (2nd cycle)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to deepen the students' knowledge of the Theatre of the spanish Golden Age.

Course contents

Introduction to the main problems related to spanish theater of the Golden Age. The first period (XVIth century); The "Commedia dell'arte" in Spain; Theater as a massive phenomenon; Lope de Vega and the "Arte nuevo"; tragic and comic patterns; poetic language and drama. Spanish classical theater and the present movie market.

Readings/Bibliography

Texts:

- Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, La vida es sueño, ed. F. Antonucci, Barcelona, Crítica (coll. Clásicos y modernos), 2008 o ed. bilingüe Venezia, Marsilio, 2009.

- Cervantes, Miguel de, El retablo de las maravillas, en Entremeses, ed. de N. Spadaccini, Madrid, Cátedra, 1998, pp. 215-236.

- Vega, Lope de, La dama boba, ed. de M. G. Profeti, Venezia, Marsilio, 2009.

- Vega, Lope de, Il cane dell'ortolano, ed. de F. Antonucci y S. Arata, Napoli, Liguori, 2006.

- Vega, Lope de, El caballero de Olmedo, ed. F. Rico, Madrid, Cátedra, última ed.

- Vega, Lope de, Peribáñez y el comendador de Ocaña, ed. de D. Mc Grady y M. Presotto, Barcelona, Crítica, 2001.

- Vega, Lope de, La viuda valenciana, ed. de T. Ferrer Valls, Madrid, Castalia, 2001.

 

Films

- El perro del hortelano, dirigida por Pilar Miró, Lola Films, 1995

- La dama boba, dir. Manuel Iborra, SAV ICIC, 2006.

Reference books:

- Pedraza Jiménez, Felipe B. y Rodríguez Cáceres, Milagros, Las épocas de la literatura española, Barcelona, Ariel, 1997, capp. III y IV, pp. 71-161.

- Bennassar, Bartolomé, La España del Siglo de Oro, Barcelona, Crítica, 2001

- Ruiz Pérez, Pedro, Historia de la literatura española. 3. El siglo del arte nuevo 1598-1691, Barcelona, Crítica, 2010.

Teaching methods

Seminar course with part lecture, part class discussion.  Video-projection of movies and debate. Paper (optional).

Assessment methods

Oral examination on the topics of the course. In addition (optional), paper on a topic decided with the professor.

Teaching tools

Multimedia. Movies; some bibliographical references will be available on line.

Office hours

See the website of Marco Presotto