19th and 20th century Spanish Literature and History
This course is meant to provide students with an overview of the literary and cultural movements that swept Spain from the Bourbon Restoration (1875) to the end of Franco’s regime (1975). Considering the very close connections between political and literary history in 20th century Spain, part of the course will be on the main historical events of this period: the Cuban War of Independence, The Spanish Civil War and the Franco period.
In the first semester (36 hours) all the topics of the course will be presented. In the second semester, (18 hours) we will delve into selected themes through reading excerpts and watching film clips.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Attending students
3. Reading any two of the following novels:
Benito Pérez Galdós, Misericordia
Pío Baroja, Mala hierba
Miguel de Unamuno, Niebla
Carmen Laforet, Nada
Camilo José Cela, La colmena
Luis Martín Santos, Tiempo de silencio
Miguel Delibes, Cinco horas con Mario
Eduardo Mendoza, La verdad sobre el caso Savolta
*Non-attending students must substitute points 1) and 2) with the following texts:
-Guy Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1999 (pp. 1-232)
-Gabriele Morelli; Danilo Manera, Letteratura spagnola del Novecento. Dal modernismo al postmoderno, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2007
MARCO SUCCIO (President)
MICHELE PORCIELLO
LESSONS START: Second semester: March 8th, 2018
LESSON SCHEDULE: Monday 9-11 (aula 17)
Oral final exam.
