Contemporary Spain (1975-2015) through History and Literature
This course is intended to provide students with a historical and literary understanding of contemporary Spain, from the end of the Franco regime to today. Students will examine themes related to the Transition, the strengthening of democracy and the development of fundamental societal debates in contemporary Spain. Students will get a literary vision of these themes by reading excerpts of some of the most important recent works of fiction.
36 hours of classroom lectures in the I semester (3 hours per week)
Attending students:
-course notes and material provided in class
- Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012 (da pag. 125 a pag. 179)
- Analysis and presentation of a Spanish novel published between 1975 and 2016. Details will be provided in class.
Non-attending students:
-Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012 (da pag. 125 a pag. 179)
-Javier Tusell, Historia de España en el siglo XX: vol. IV, la Transición democrática y el gobierno socialista, Madrid, Taurus Ediciones, 2007.
-Reading two novels in Spanish (by different authors). Students may choose among:
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
MICHELE PORCIELLO (President)
MARCO SUCCIO (President)
The course is held in the I semester.
Oral final at the end of the course
