Urban Fantasies: The City, Sexuality, and National Identity in the Modern Spanish Novel
SPAN 251
Fall 2010
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01
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| Crosslisting:
COL 248, IBST 307 |
The novel as we know it today reached maturity in Europe in the 19th century against the backdrop of a rapidly changing social and economic context and the emergence of the metropolis as a "capital" coordinate (literally and figuratively) on the map of national cultures. The rapid growth of a powerful bourgeoisie is equally important within this cultural dynamic, manifesting itself as it does through demographic changes, urban expansion, and the predominance of a bourgeois aesthetic in art and literature. In Spain these phenomena are acutely reflected by two novelists, Benito Pérez Galdós and Leopoldo Alas, alias Clarín. Through a close reading of what are widely regarded as masterpieces of the modern Spanish novel, FORTUNADA Y JACINTA (Galdós) and LA REGENTA (Clarín), we will seek to evaluate how narrative and the cityscape form interlocking textualities within each of which the family is protagonist, sexuality a central theme. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing
The written and oral interpretation of literature is our fundamental objective in Spanish 251.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HISP)(RMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Benito Pérez Galdós: FORTUNATA Y JACINTA
Leopoldo Alas, "Clarín": LA REGENTA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Five response papers (2 pages each), 2 oral reports and one final essay (8 pages minimum). |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students interested in SPANISH 251 are expected to have completed SPANISH 221 or any other upper level Spanish literature course. Readings, written assignments and class discussions are conducted exclusively in Spanish. For a more detailed presentation of this course --readings, assignments, objectives-- go to: http://agonzalez.web.wesleyan.edu/span251/span251.htm. Note: This site requires authentication with Wes username/password. |
| Instructor(s): Gonzalez,Bernardo Antonio Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK414; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 13 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 1 | FR: 0 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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