The course offers a literary, cultural, social and historical panorama of Sephardic culture. We will analyze the authors and the most significant works of the Sephardic literature written in Judeo-Spanish over the centuries, from the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492) to modernity, with particular attention to the production of the XX-XI centuries.
Through course attendance and individual study, students will acquire the tools to:
- Read and translate literary passages into Judeo-Spanish;
- Comment, contextualize and analyze the proposed literary texts;
- Know the historical, linguistic and literary dynamics of a little-known expression of Hispanic letters.
Frontal lessons in Spanish with the help of multimedia material; individual study of the books in the bibliography; study of the material in aulaweb.
Jews in Spain: culture, history, traditions, language
The expulsion: the Sephardic diaspora
Language: Judeo-Spanish
Religious literature
Traditional literary genres (Refranero, cuento popular, Romancero, Cancionero)
Adopted literary genres (Journalism, fiction, theater, poetry)
Contemporary literature
Sephardic music
Alessia Cassani, Una lengua llamada patria. El judeoespañol en la literatura sefardí contemporánea, Barcelona, Anthropos, 2019.
Alessia Cassani (a cura di), Sentieri di Parole. Studi sul mondo sefardita contemporaneo, Firenze, Giuntina, 2019
Paloma Díaz Mas, Los sefardíes. Historia, lengua, cultura, Barcelona, Riopiedras, 2006.
Elena Romero, La creación literaria en lengua sefardí, Madrid, Mapfre, 1992.
The texts provided in class and the material uploaded in the classroom will also be part of the final bibliography.
ALESSIA CASSANI (President)
MARCO SUCCIO
Wednesday 19 February 2020
The exam consists of an interview in Spanish on the topics covered.
The student must demonstrate knowledge of the bibliography and course notes (for attending students), and of being able to read, translate, comment and contextualize a proposed literary text. Any further information will be provided in class and communicated through aulaweb.
