OVERVIEW

19th and 20th century Spanish Literature and History

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.

TEACHING METHODS

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.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Attending students

1. Class notes*
2. Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012*

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

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO SUCCIO (President)

MICHELE PORCIELLO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

LESSONS START: Second semester: March 8th, 2018

LESSON SCHEDULE: Monday 9-11 (aula 17)

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral final exam.

Exam schedule