Spanish Literature from the Enlightenment to the Avantgarde
Code: 106347Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Language and Literature | FB | 1 |
| English and Spanish Studies | FB | 1 |
| Catalan and Spanish Studies | FB | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Lucía Cotarelo Esteban
- Email :
- lucia.cotarelo@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Laura Pache Carballo
- Lucía Cotarelo Esteban
- José Ramón Lopez Garcia
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
This subject requires a command of written and oral expression in Spanish equal to that obtained by a Spanish highschool graduate. In order to pass the subject, students must demonstrate a correct level of oral and written expression in Spanish. Consequently, spelling mistakes and errors of wording will be penalised by a reduction from the mark awarded. Spelling and grammatical errors, punctuation, and speech structure will be taken into account. Each error will result in a deduction of 0.25 points.
Obviously, all the practical activities must be original. Plagiarism refers to the process of students attempting to pass off another authors work as their own. The total or partial plagiarism is not allowed. In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
It is considered that the student knows the general norms of presentation of academic work. However, you may apply the specific rules that the subject's professor may indicate, if it is deemed necessary.
Objectives
This subject is part of the basic training credits of the first year of the Spanish Language and Literature Degree, which the student attends along with other Spanish language subjects.
Among the basic training objectives, the student is required to acquire a solid and broad-based knowledge of the stages and the periodization of Spanish literature, the development of the main genres and authors, through careful reading of selected literary texts. On the other hand, students will apply their acquired specific competences in the realization of speeches, both oral and written, related to the area of Spanish literature by using the methods, concepts and literary theories they have acquired.
The subject aims to offer an overview of Spanish literature from the eighteenth century to vanguards. Special attention will be paid to the description and development of the main stages of literature and its literary and aesthetic currents, focusing on the reading and analysis of some ofthe fundamental texts of those stages, periods, movements or trends.
Learning outcomes
- Recognise and know how to explain the basic characteristics of literary texts.
- Use the appropriate terminology in the construction of an academic text and in the transmission of their knowledge.
- Justify the characteristics of the texts and literary periods under study in different types of academic writing (written exams, academic papers, summaries and reviews).
- Place in their historical context the fundamental texts of Spanish literature.
- Explain the basic characteristics of the most significant works of Spanish literature.
- Recognise the diversity and evolution of the aesthetic features and values of the different periods of Spanish literature.
- Identify the main literary themes and problems related to literary works of Spanish literature.
- Explain generic concepts applied to Spanish literature.
- Apply different theories, methods and instruments of analysis more suitable for the different works and periods of Spanish literature.
- To carry out text commentaries with the ability to contextualise and deepen their understanding of rhetorical and poetic analysis.
- Use traditional sources to obtain, classify, interpret and analyse relevant data related to the study of Spanish language and literature.
- Present written work or oral presentations on fundamental texts of Spanish literature.
- Apply the theoretical knowledge acquired to carry out work.
- Apply the techniques and methods of literary and linguistic commentary of texts and critical analysis of works as a whole.
- Understand the relationship between text and discourse.
- To delimit the characteristics of literary language.
- Relate Spanish language resources of its literary function.
- Identify the main and secondary ideas and express them with linguistic correctness.
- Develop effective written work and oral presentations and adapted to the appropriate register.
- Strengthen the capacity of reading, interpretation and critical analysis of literary texts and language.
- Write text commentaries from a critical standpoint.
- Comment on literary texts, apply the acquired tools and take into account the historical and sociocultural context.
- Critically interpret literary works take into account the relationships between different areas of literature and its relationships with human, artistic and social areas.
- Explain generic concepts applied Spanish literature.
- Identifying and explaining the basic characteristics of literary texts and the interpretation process.
Contents
Schedule of the course
1 The Spanish Enlightenment literature.
1.1. Aesthetic currents and their development in poetry, prose and theater of the 18th century.
1.2. The theatrical polemics: from Luzán to Leandro Fernández de Moratín.
* Mandatory reading: La comedia nueva, by Leandro Fernández de Moratín.
2. Spanish literature from romanticism to realism.
2.1. European romanticism and its development in Spanish literature.
2.2. The romantic prose. Mariano José de Larra, female authors and romantic journalism.
*Mandatory reading: Anthology of Larra' articles and female authors texts.
2.3. The poetry of the 19th century: from Espronceda to Bécquer and the romantic female poets.
* Mandatory reading: Anthology of Bécquer's Rimas and female authors texts.
2.4. The Spanish narrative of the Restoration. Realism and naturalism: Benito Pérez Galdós.
* Mandatory reading: La desheredada, by Benito Pérez Galdós.
3. Contemporary Spanish literature: the 20th century.
3.1. From Modernism to the avant-garde: from the poetics of Modernity to Valle-Inclán's grotesque plays.
* Mandatory reading: Martes de carnaval, by Ramón María del Valle-Inclán.
Mandatory readings
- Fernández de Moratín, Leandro, El sí de las niñas. La comedia nueva, ed. René Andioc. Madrid: Austral Editorial (Clásica), 1999. Also: El sí de las niñas. La comedia nueva. Ed. de Jesús Pérez Magallón. Madrid: Espasa (Biblioteca Clásica RAE), 2015.
- Larra, Mariano José de, Figaro, ed. by Alejandro Pérez Vidal, Crítica, Barcelona, 1997 (selection indicated by the teacher).
- Anthology of romantic journalistic texts by female authors (selection indicated by the teaching staff).
- Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo, Rimas, ed. Francisco López Estrada y Mª Teresa López García-Berdoy, Espasa Calpe (Colección Austral), Madrid, 2010; Rimas, ed. Rafael Montesinos, Cátedra, Madrid, 2006; Rimas, ed. Mercedes Etreros, Castalia Didáctica, Madrid, 2012.
- Anthology of romantic poetic texts by female authors (selection indicated by the teaching staff).
- Pérez Galdós, Benito, La desheredada, ed.Germán Gullón, Càtedra (Letras Hispánicas, 502), Madrid, 2000.
- Valle-Inclán, Ramón María del, Martes de Carnaval, ed. de Jesús Rubio Jiménez, Espasa Calpe (Colección Austral), Madrid, 2003; Martes de Carnaval, ed. Ricardo Senabre, Espasa Calpe (Clásicos Castellanos), Madrid, 1990.
These works may be supplemented by independent texts or files that the teacher deems appropriate, and which will also be mandatory reading if indicated.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorials | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Individual study and production of papers and analytical comments written | 75 | 3 | |
| Master classes and classroom practices | 57 | 2.28 |
The learning of this subject by the students is distributed as follows:
- Directed activities (35%). These activities are divided into master classes and seminars and classroom practices led by the faculty, in which theoretical explanation is combined with discussion of all types of texts.
- Supervised activities (10%). These tutorials are programmed by the teacher, dedicated to correcting and commenting on problems at different levels of literary analysis.
- Autonomous activities (50%). These activities include both times devoted to individual study and production of papers and analytical comments written, as well as oral presentations.
Note: 15 minutes of a class within the schedule established by the center or by the degree will be reserved for students to complete the surveys evaluating the performance of the teaching staff and the evaluation of the subject or module.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance and participation | 15% | 0 | 0 | 15, 20, 22, 24 |
| Written test 2 | 30% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
| Bibliography activity | 15% | 0 | 0 | 11, 12, 13 |
| Written test 1 | 35% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
To pass the course, students will have to demonstrate a knowledge of the subject similar to that shown in the reference manuals. Also, it is essential that they do the mandatory readings.
The evaluation of the subject will be based on the following activities (the specific weight of each of them in the final grade is indicated in brackets):
1) A written test on the first part of the syllabus and the first three readings [35%].
2) A written test on the second part of the syllabus and the last two readings [35%].
3) Reading of the compulsory bibliography previously determined by the teaching staff on which an activity that will be carried out in class will be based on the day agreed upon at the beginning of the course [15%].
4) Attendance and oral and written participation as determined by the professor at the beginning of the course [15%].
In the event that the student carries out any type of irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of a certain act of evaluation, this will be graded with 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that may result from it. In the event that several irregularities are verified in the evaluation acts of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0. The evaluation acts in which irregularities have occurred (copying, unauthorized use of AI, etc.) they are not recoverable.
This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
Misspellings, punctuation and speech structure will obviously be taken into account. Fouls will deduct 0.25 points each.
At the time of carrying out each evaluation activity, the teaching staff will inform the students (Virtual Campus) of the procedure and the date of revision of the qualifications.
The review of the evaluative evidence will be carried out in an interview previously arranged with the teacher.
Students who, once the weighted average of the various tests has been taken, do not obtain a grade equal to or greater than 5, may take the retake of the two tests on the syllabus and readings, provided they meet the following requirements:
a) Have carried out the first two evaluation activities (two tests on the syllabus and readings).
b) To have obtained, at least, a 3.5 average in the continuous evaluation of the course.
c) The bibliographic test (15%) and the reading and class participation quizzes are not recoverable (15%). If the student(s) have not taken these tests, they will be graded with a zero for the purpose of calculating the weighted average.
The result of the recovery test will replace the grade of the failed test to calculate the final grade for the subject.
The student who does not appear for the tests and to carry out the planned activities will be considered Not Evaluable. Carrying out any of the programmed activities implies the student's willingness to be evaluated.
Single Evaluation
This subject does not include a single assessment method.
Bibliography
Handbooks and other reference books
Segle XVIII
ALBIAC BLANCO, María Dolores, Historia de la literatura española. 4. Razón y sentimiento (1692-1800), dirigida por José-Carlos Mainer, Barcelona, Crítica, 2015.
AGUILAR PIÑAL, Francisco, Introducción al siglo XVIII (en R. de la Fuente, ed., Historia de la literatura española, vol. 25), Madrid, Júcar, 1991.
ÁLVAREZ BARRIENTOS, Joaquín, Ilustración y Neoclasicismo en las letras españolas, Madrid, Síntesis («Historia de la Literatura Universal. Literatura Española», 18), 2005.
AMORÓS, Andrés, Antología comentada de la Literatura española. Siglo XVIII, Madrid, Castalia, 1999.
CARNERO, Guillermo (coord.), Siglo XVIII (I y II), Tomo 6 y 7 de la Historia de la literatura española, dirigida por Víctor García de la Concha, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1995.
CASO GONZALEZ, José Miguel, Ilustración y Neoclasicismo, Tomo 4 de Historia y crítica de la literatura española, Barcelona, Crítica, 1983.
GIES, David T. y SEBOLD, Russell P., Ilustración y Neoclasicismo. Primer Suplemento, Tomo 4/1 de la Historia y crítica de la literatura española, Barcelona, Crítica, 1992.
Segle XIX
ALONSO, Cecilio, Historia de la literatura española. 5. Hacia una literatura nacional (1800-1900), dirigida por José-Carlos Mainer, Barcelona, Crítica, 2015.
AMORÓS, Andrés, Antología comentada de la Literatura española. Siglo XIX, Madrid, Castalia, 1999.
CARNERO, Guillermo (coord.), Siglo XIX (I), Tomo 8 de la Historia de la literatura española, dirigida por Víctor García de la Concha, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1996.
KIRKPATRICK, Susan, «La “hermandad lírica” de la década de 1840», en Marina Mayoral (coord.), Escritoras románticas españolas (1990), Madrid, Fundación Banco Exterior, pp. 25-41.
Pardo Bazán, E. (s.f.). El indulto y otros cuentos, Barcelona, Vicens Vives.
ROMERO TOBAR, Leonardo, Panorama critico del romanticismo española, Madrid, Castalia, 1994.
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ZAVALA, Iris (coord.), Romanticismo y realismo, tomo 5 de Historia y crítica de la literatura española, Barcelona, Crítica, 1982.
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Segle XX
AZNAR SOLER, M., Teatro, historia y política en Martes de Carnaval de Valle-Inclán, Renacimiento, Sevilla, 2019.
GARCÍA DE LA CONCHA, Víctor (ed.), Época contemporánea: 1914-1939, tomo 7 de la Historia y crítica de la literatura española, Barcelona, Crítica, 1984.
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SANZ VILLANUEVA, Santos, Literatura actual en Historia de la literatura española, Vol. VI, Barcelona, Ariel, 1984.
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Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 2 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 2 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 3 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 3 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |