HISP 309 - Survey of Spanish Literature I: Historias Sentimentales

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD

How did people feel in the past? What could literature express of their feelings? This course provides an introduction to early modern Spanish literature and culture (including visual culture) with a focus on excitement and fear, pride and shame and religious awe, as well as the “literary” emotions of courtly love and philosophical melancholy. This course is taught in Spanish.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: P. O’Connor

Prerequisites & Notes: HISP 304 or the equivalent.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature