Course: Spanish Literature I

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Course title Spanish Literature I
Course code URO/0SLK1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Spanish
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Prokop Josef, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Theater Forms and Genres. 2. The Origins of Spanish Theater, Medieval Theater. 3. 15th-Century Theater and Juan del Encina. 4. Lucas Fernández, Torres Naharro, and Gil Vicente. 5. *Códice de Autos viejos*. 6. Lope de Rueda. 7. Tragedy (translations, Tragedia de San Hermenegildo, school theater). 8. Juan de la Cueva. Miguel de Cervantes (Eight New Comedies and Eight New Interludes, Never Performed, 1615). 9. Lope de Vega: A New Art and the Transformation of Spanish Theater. 10. Followers of Lope de Vega: Tirso de Molina. Guillén de Castro, Mira de Amescua, Vélez de Guevara, Ruiz de Alarcón. 11. Calderón de la Barca. 12. Calderón's Cycle. 13. Followers of Calderón.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The objective of the lectures presented in Spanish language is to provide an outline of Spanish literature of the Golden Age. The outline will treat also thematic and genre development of Spanish literature, knowledge of main representatives and the most important texts. The objective of the seminar is to teach students how to evaluate and classify into different contexts (historical, literary scientific etc.) a work of literature according to the interpretation of selected texts and works of basic obligatory reading.
Students will learn about main features of the Spanish literature development from its beginnings until the Golden Age.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Compulsory attendance at a seminar (maximum 3 absences allowed), active participation, individual home preparation, required reading. The student shall present a list of required reading books during the exam. The final exam terms will be listed in the relevant exam period according to the schedule of the Faculty of Arts of the JU.
Recommended literature
  • Alvar, Carlos; Gómez Moreno, Ángel. La poesía épica y de clerecía medievales. Madrid : Taurus ediciones: Taurus ediciones, 1988. ISBN 84-306-2502-X.
  • Alvar, Carlos; Mainer, José-Carlos,; Navarro Durán, Rosa. Breve historia de la literatura espaňola. 3. ed. Madrid : Alianza Editorial: Alianza Editorial, 2002. ISBN 84-206-3403-4.
  • Arnaud, Émile,; Marrast, Robert,; Canavaggio, Jean. Théâtre espagnol du XVIIe si?cle. I. [Paris] : Gallimard: Gallimard, 1994.
  • Canavaggio, Jean. Un mundo abreviado : aproximaciones al teatro áureo. Madrid : Iberoamericana: Iberoamericana, 2000. ISBN 84-95107-82-1.
  • Caso González, José; Rico, Francisco. Historia y crítica de la literatura espa?ola. IV, Ilustración y neoclasicismo. Barcelona : Editorial Crítica: Editorial Crítica, 1983. ISBN 84-7423-212-0.
  • Deyermond, Alan; Rico, Francisco. Historia y crítica de la literatura espa?ola. I, Edad media. Barcelona : Editorial Crítica: Editorial Crítica, 1980. ISBN 84-7423-114-0.
  • Kotte, Andreas; Slouková, Jana. Divadelní věda : úvod. 1. vyd. Praha : KANT - Karel Kerlický pro AMU v Praze: KANT - Karel Kerlický pro AMU v Praze, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7437-019-9.
  • Kratochvíl, Karel. Komedie dell'arte : doma i za hranicemi : fakta poznámky podněty. 1. vydání. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1973.
  • López Estrada, Francisco; Rico, Francisco. Historia y crítica de la literatura espa?ola. II, Siglos de oro: renacimiento. Barcelona : Editorial Crítica: Editorial Crítica, 1980. ISBN 84-7423-139-6.


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