SPRING 2021 M.A. COURSES IN SPANISH
Theater of the Golden Age
Span V2500 2RS Code: 47895 3Hrs. / Wk. 3Cr.
Day & Time: Tuesdays 04:50-06:30 pm
Instruction Mode: Online [via Zoom]
Description: The course will focus on the study of comedy and master playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age. It will analyze the comedia as a genre through close reading of major texts by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and Calder贸n de la Barca. Considering the fact that comedia responds to the demands of a new theatergoing public representing all social classes, works will be put into their historical and social context. Themes to be discussed include performativity, love, honor, cross-dressing, and free will.
Requirements: Class attendance and participation; a midterm and a final exam; a presentation; and a final paper.
Textbook: The texts and readings will be provided by the instructor.
Instructor: Prof. Devid Paolini
dpaolini@ccny.cuny.edu
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Enlightenment and Romanticism in Spain
Span V3100 2TU Code: 47896 3Hrs. / Wk. 3Cr.
Day & Time: Tuesdays 06:50-08:30 pm
Instruction Mode: Online
Description: A review of the impact of French Enlightenment and European Romanticism on Spanish thought and literature through readings of representative Spanish works from several genres. Authors include Feijoo, Larra, Cadalso, B茅cquer, Duque de Rivas and Rosal铆a de Castro.
Requirements: Class attendance and participation (20%); Two exams (40%); Final essay outline (10%); Presentation of final essay (10%); and a Final essay (15-20 pages) (20%).
Textbooks: The required texts listed below can be purchased by clicking on the CCNY bookstore link. Additional materials will be available in electronic form at the beginning of the semester.
Leandro Fern谩ndez de Morat铆n, El s铆 de las ni帽as (Edici贸n de C谩tedra, ISBN 9788437620237)
Jos茅 Zorrilla, Don Juan Tenorio (Edici贸n de C谩tedra, ISBN 9788437602134)
Gustavo Adolfo B茅cquer, Rimas y leyendas (Edici贸n de Francisco L贸pez Estrada, ISBN 9788467021479)
Instructor: Prof. Isabel Estrada
iestrada@ccny.cuny.edu
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Juan Rulfo & Carlos Fuentes: Realism and Fantasy in Modern Mexican Narrative
Span B9815 4TU Code: 47897 3Hrs. / Wk. 3Cr.
Day & Time: Thursdays 06:50-08:30 pm
Instruction Mode: Online [via Zoom]
Description: [This course will be taught online synchronously via Zoom]
En este curso vamos a ocuparnos de la proyecci贸n de la realidad en textos seleccionados de Juan Rulfo y Carlos Fuentes. Al mismo tiempo, vamos a examinar de cerca la representaci贸n de (ir)realidades a trav茅s de lo 颈苍蝉贸濒颈迟辞, lo 蹿补苍迟谩蝉迟颈肠辞, lo sobrenatural y lo fantasmal y c贸mo se generan en sus obras otras dimensiones espacio-temporales y m铆ticas. Examinaremos de cerca cu谩les son los mecanismos empleados por estos autores para acceder a esa 鈥渙tra realidad鈥 mexicana que intentan describir. Este acercamiento nos permitir谩 explorar temas relacionados con la historia, el folklore, la sociedad y la religiosidad popular del pueblo mexicano.
Requirements: Habr谩 ensayo o examen de mitad de semestre; ensayo o examen final; lectura de art铆culos especializados y dos pruebas: una antes del midterm y otra antes del final. Se pedir谩 tambi茅n una breve 鈥榩ropuesta de trabajo鈥 para la preparaci贸n de un ensayo investigativo.
Textbooks:
Pedro P谩ramo y El llano en llamas, de Juan Rulfo.
Aura (y una selecci贸n de relatos) de Carlos Fuentes.
Instructor: Prof. 脕ngel Est茅vez
aestevez@ccny.cuny.edu
Last Updated: 01/14/2021 11:04