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U Oregon Dept. Romance LanguagesSpanish 316: Survey of Peninsular Lit to 1800Fall 2009

Instructor: Prof. David Wacks (wacks@uoregon.edu) 541-346-4029

Lecture: TR 2:00-3:20 Lillis 112 (CRN 16867)GTF Discussion Section Leader: Paulo Henrquez (pauloh@uoregon.edu) 541-346-4054Discussion section 1: F 9:00-9:50 in 471 McKenzie (CRN 16868)Discussion section 2: F 10:00-10:50 in 301 Condon (CRN 16869)Discussion section 3: F 12:00-12:50 in 301 Condon (CRN 16870)

Description:

This course provides a broad overview of the literature of the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castile, from the11th to the 17th centuries. We will focus on the intersection of Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures.

Each week we will begin by discussing the two readings and the crtica assignment for the week. At thebeginning of each lecture we write a short comentario (ten minute ungraded writing exercise in Spanish) ona theme related to the reading and that is connected to the crtica. During a shortpresentacin de texto wewill further discuss terminologa that must be put into practice in writing the crtica and that will be tested onthe final exam. At the lectures end, students will turn in comentarios for attendance and participation credit.

During discussion section, students will be responsible to explaining theircrtica to their peers and forexplaining partners crtica to the rest of the class. Discussion section leaders will conduct activitiesdesigned to reinforce content presented in lectures and readings, and to improve critical thinking andwriting skills.

Texts: A course packet is available for sale at The Copy Shop that contains all readings.

Spanish Dictionary: http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm

This is the dictionary of the Real Academia Espaola de la Lengua (Dicc. RAE). It contains manydefinitions for words found in the readings, especially usages from the medieval and early modern periods(1200-1700) that do not appear in most student dictionaries.

Requirements:

30% Crtica (7/8): Due before discussion section on Blackboard. Crtica will be graded either 1 or 0, andthe lowest 1 will be dropped. Print one copy and bring to discussion section for your ownreference only; you need not hand it in. Your online version will be assigned a grade in Blackboard.

In order to receive credit (a grade of 1/1) for the assignment:

write in full, coherent sentences combined into coherent paragraphs (not lists). answerthe specific question posed in the syllabus. provide at least 3 quotations from the text to support your observations. Cite author and page

number (for prose) or verse/stanza numbers (poetry).

apply at least 2 terms from the terminologa associated with the reading. enclose quotations within your own language as part of your own sentence (see model Crtica

in Blackboard/Course Documents. Edit quotation if grammar demands, putting changes in[brackets] to indicate edits.

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20% Lecture attendance and participation: the in-class Comentarios will be collected at the end ofeach lecture to register attendance and participation. Students are allowed to miss 3 lectures (forany reason), after which they lose 5 points per lecture missed up to a total of 20 points.

15% Discussion sectionattendance: Students are allowed to miss 2 sections (for any reason), afterwhich they will lose 5 points per section missed up to a total of 15 points.

35% Final Exam

Grading Rubric:

100-98 97-93 92-90 89-87 86-83 82-80 79-77 76-73 72-70 69-67 66-63 62-60 59-A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F

In lectures:

1) Comentario: Write on last nights reading (alone) (10:00 min) Share writing in pairs explain comentario to partner (5:00 min) Explain partners comentario to class (10:00 min)

2) Presentacin de texto: background information (20:00)

3) Terminologa: Application of key terms and concepts to text (15:00)

4) Crtica: Explanation and discussion of weekly assignment (5:00)

In discussion sections:

1) Crtica

Exchange assignments with partner and discuss/compare (10:00) Report to class on partners crtica (10:00)

2) Actividad: Instructor will conduct class activities basedon the weekly readings.

Syllabus:

T 29 Sep Course objectives and overview.

R 01 Oct Goytisolo, El legado andalus

Crtica 1: Explica qu son los 3 argumentos principales de Goytisolo. Selecciona y comenta porlo menos una cita que mejor representa cada argumento (min 500 palabras).

T 06 Oct Cities of Light

R 08 Oct Cities of Light, cont

Crtica 2: Cmo presentan Cities y Goytisolo diferentes visiones de la misma poca? Explicalas dos aproximaciones al tema, dando ejemplos especficos de la pelcula y del artculo deGoytisolo (min 500 palabras).

T 13 Oct Jarchas

R 15 Oct Poetas hebreos de al-Andalus

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Crtica 3: Centrndose en un slo poema, explica la relacin entre la jarcha y el poema entero,tomando en cuenta la importancia del bilingismo y de la diglosia. Selecciona y comenta por lomenos tres citas del poema (min 500 palabras).

T 20 Oct Juan Manuel, Conde Lucanor, no. 35

R 22 Oct Juan Manuel, Conde Lucanor, no. 11

Crtica 4: En ambos cuentos, Juan Manuel presenta al protagonista como modelo delcomportamiento ms eficaz en determinada situacin. Qu valores nos ensean el mancebo(#35) y Don Ylln (#11)? Qu podemos concluir sobre el pblico ideal de Juan Manuel? En turespuesta, emplea por lo menos 2 ejemplos textuales de cada cuento. (min. 500 palabras)

T 27 Oct El amor corts: Poesas de Jorge Manrique

R 29 Oct El amor corts: Poesas de Florencia Pinar

Crtica 5: Segn la lista de los rasgos del amor corts segn Ildefonso Vega Fernndez (en laintroduccin a los poemas de Jorge Manrique), puede decirse que Florencia Pinar presentauna voz potica especficamente femenina cuando la leemos junto con la de Jorge Manrique?Por qu? Emplea por lo menos 2 ejemplos de cada autor para apoyar tu razonamiento. (min

500 palabras).T 03 Nov Romance: La derrota de Guadalete (opcional: La leyenda del rey Rodrigo)

R 05 Nov Romance: El prisionero

Crtica 6: En ambos casos, el romance (como una leyenda o mito) es un texto que sirve parasatsifacer la imaginacin del pblico (lectores y oyentes). Explica cmo La derrota deGuadalete y El prisionero imaginan el mundo en vez de simplemente comunicar una realidad(min 500 palabras).

T 10 Nov Libros de caballeras yAmads de Gaula; Lazarillo de Tormes, tratado 1 (El ciego) y 2 (Elsacerdote)

R 12 Nov Lazarillo de Tormes, tratado 3 (El escudero)

Crtica 7: Explica la crtica social de las tres clases (campesina/trabajadora, clereca, y nobleza)que nos brinda el autor en sus retratos del ciego, sacerdote, y escudero. Incluye por lo menos 1pasage textual de cada de los tres amos de Lazarillo. Qu valores sociales critica el autor? Entu opinin (a base de la crtica del autor) qu cambios hara en la sociedad? Por qu? (min 500palabras)

T 17 Nov Lazarillo de Tormes, tratados 4-5 (el fraile, el buldero)

R 19 Nov Lazarillo de Tormes, tratados 6-7 (el capelln, el alguacil, el arcipreste)

Crtica 8: Cmo se manifiestan los valores de la burguesa en los ltimos 4 tratados? Comentala relacin entre la invencin del libro impreso y la introduccin de nuevas voces literarias en eltiempo del Lazarillo (min 500 palabras)

T 24 Nov Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto 23 (En tanto de rosa...)R 26 Nov Thanksgiving Day Da de Accin de Gracias No hay clase

T 01 Dec Barletta, About the Moriscos; La Doncella Arcayona

R 03 Dec Review for final exam (posted to Blackboardbefore class Thursday):

Choose five texts and write specific questions about them. We will review the texts and addressyour questions in lecture. Everyone will be expected to ask at least one question.