29893 - Spanish Literature 1 (LM)

Course contents

Forms of brief narrative in Spanish Golden Age. It will be presented an introduction to the spanish cultural context when brief narrative grown between XVIth and XVIIth century, regarded as the basis of the development of modern novel. It will be studied the trend and the evolution of the gender, since the pseudo-autobiographic trials of picaresque novel to the baroque elaboration of the novela corta in XVIIth century, considering the fundamental originality of cervantes' writings, specially the ways of interpolation in "Quijote" and in particular the "Novelas ejemplares". Finally, it will be considered the important contribute of Lope de Vega in the dialectic relation with Cervantes' production, with special regard to the feminine characters and the receiver.
The general program is the following:
1. Siglo de Oro and narrative prose: meeting the reality
2. The "Lazarillo de Tormes" and the author as a function
3. Forms of narrative interpolation
4. Cervantes and the storytelling
5. The "novela corta" and the literary models
6. The "Novelas ejemplares"
7. Lope de Vega and Cervantes
8. History of reading andh feminine protagonism
9. The "Novelas a Marcia Leonarda"
10. Women as readers, women as writers

Readings/Bibliography

Texts:

- Anonimo, "Lazarillo de Tormes", ed. F. Rico, Madrid, Cátedra, 1998.
- Cervantes, Miguel de, "Don Quijote de la Mancha", vol. I, capp. XI-XIV, XXXII-XXXV; vol. II, capp. XX-XXI; ed. J. J. Allen Madrid, Cátedra, last edition.
- Cervantes, Miguel de, "Novelas ejemplares", ed. J. García López, Barcelona, Crítica, 2005 coll. Clásicos y modernos.
- Vega, Lope de, "Novelas a Marcia Leonarda", ed. M. Presotto, Madrid, Castalia, 2007 or (for italians) M.G. Profeti, Venezia, Marsilio, 2005.

Other bibliographical references (mainly available on line):

- Berardinelli, Alfonso, “L'incontro con la realtà”, in F. Moretti (ed.), "Il romanzo", Torino, Einaudi, 2002, vol. II, pp. 341-381.
- Pedraza Jiménez, Felipe B. y Rodríguez Cáceres, Milagros, "Las épocas de la literatura española", Barcelona, Ariel, 1997, capp. III y IV, pp. 71-161.
- Pozuelo Yvancos, José María, "Estructura del discurso narrativo" in "La teoría del lenguaje literario", Madrid, Cátedra, 1994, pp. 226-267.
- Presotto, Marco, "Marcia Leonarda en la estrategia promocional de Lope de Vega", in “Rassegna Iberistica”, 84 (2006), pp. 3-18
- Riley, E. C., "Introducción al Quijote", Barcelona, Crítica, 2000.

Teaching methods

The course consists of theoretical and practical classes (analysis of literary texts). During the classes, the students have to participate actively preparing the texts analysis.

Assessment methods

An oral test and a paper decided with the teacher in Spanish language.

Teaching tools

didactic material available on line.

Office hours

See the website of Marco Presotto