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HISP 309 - Survey of Spanish Literature I: Humor and Horror


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD
This course is a survey of some of the most representative works that have shaped the canon of Early Modern Literature in Spanish. Special attention will be paid to Humor and Horror, as two topics that are part of Hispanic literature from its origins. Novels and short stories to be read include Lazarillo de Tormes, Don Quijote, Cervantes and Zayas’ Exemplary Novels, La Celestina and Noches Lugubres. The frame of the course will be established through different theoretical approaches to humor and laughter, and a study in depth of horror - a generic term that will include fantasy, witchcraft, necrophilia, etc. Taught in Spanish.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: V. Pérez de León


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