Introduction to Spanish Culture

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	ASSIGNMENTS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction The Genesis of a Country: How did Spain Become a Nation?	Vilar, pp. 7-22.
2	“En Busca de una Realidad No Fabulosa” Américo Castro y la idea de España	“El Yihad” Article Américo Castro: Chapter	Response journal due
3	La cultura islámica en España	Castro. “Lascruzadas vistas por los árabes.” pp. 28-67.	Response journal due
4	Tres Castas: Judaism in Spain Romances Sefarditas	Vilar, pp. 23-47.	Short essay due
5	Introduce El Cid	El Cid, pp. 3-46.	Response journal due
6	The Need for a National Hero: El Cid	El Cid, pp. 49-65.	Response journal due
7	The Need for a National Hero: El Cid (cont.)	El Cid, pp. 90-end.	Short essay due
8	The Need for a National Hero: El Cid (cont.)	First part of Lazarillo de Torme	See Juana la Loca
9	The Struggle Against Conformity and Homogeneity Lazarillo de Tormes	Finish Lazarillo de Torme	Response journal due
10	Lazarillo de Tormes (cont.) How Catholic were the Catholic Kings?	Tirso: Don Juan
11	Discuss: Don Juan and the Idea of Honor	Finish Tirso: Don Juan	Response journal due
12	Don Juan in Music, Theatre, etc Discuss: The Emergence of a National Theatre		See: El Perro del Hortelano
13	Lope: El Perro del Hortelano		Work on group projects
14	Presentation of Group Projects	Bécquer Poems distributed in class	Response journal due
15	Romantics and Liberals: Early 19th century Spain. Bécquer	Misericordia
16	Misericordia: The Meanings of Love and Honor	Misericordia
17	Misericordia: The Meanings of Love and Honor (cont.)	Finish Misericordia	Response journal due
18	Misericordia: The Meanings of Love and Honor (cont.)	The avant-garde: poetry visual arts	Short essay due
19	Lorca, Picasso, Miró	Read: Ibanez Martin	Response journal due
20	Ibáñez Martín Bienvenido Mr. Marshall	Requiem for a Spanish Peasant	Response journal due
21	Finish Requiem: The Franco Years	El Dueño del Secreto
22	El dueño	Finish El Dueño del Secreto	Response journal due
23	El dueño (cont.)
24	Wrap-up Discussion		Final essay due