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CS92PROD
Urban Fantasies: The City, Sexuality, and National Identity in the Modern Spanish Novel
SPAN 251
Fall 2007 not offered
Crosslisting: COL 248

The novel as we know it today reached maturity in Europe in the 19th century against the backdrop of social and economic transformations that are linked to the emergence of the metropolis as a "capital" coordinate (literally and figuratively) in 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 perhaps best reflected by the novels of 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 attempt to evaluate how narrative and the cityscape form interlocking textualities within each of which the family is protagonist, sexuality a central theme.

Essential Capabilities: None
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (HISP)(RMST)

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