No required text Recommended anthologies: Voces de España or Antología de autores españoles: Antiguos

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1 University of Texas at Austin Department of Spanish and Portuguese SPN 326K: Introduction to Spanish Literature before 1700 Spring 2012 Jane A. Johnson, Ph.D. office Mezes office hours T Th 3-3:30 M W 4-5 jane.span@gmail.com cell phone T Th 11-12:30 BEN No required text Recommended anthologies: Voces de España or Antología de autores españoles: Antiguos Recommended: a good dictionary (Larousse, Oxford) a Spanish grammar reference (Butt and Benjamin) This course has several goals: you will... continue to develop your Spanish language skills. practice writing and speaking about literature. prepare a PowerPoint and give a presentation. become more familiar with the history and culture Spain. The course will be taught primarily in Spanish, and if you are an English speaker, you should make every effort to practice Spanish at all times. However, if you need to, feel free to ask questions in English. Preparation, attendance and participation are extremely important in this course. Please read the materials, come to class, and be ready to write or discuss every day. To prepare for class, keep a folder or notebook where you take notes on each reading. Your notes should include a basic summary of the material. As you read and take notes, try to answer these questions: What are the main ideas? Why does the author consider them important? Why does the author express them in this way? Additionally, develop a glossary: for each reading, keep a list of the words you have to look up in order to understand the main ideas. For most students, it would be very helpful to form study pairs or groups right away. Having a partner or group can make it much easier to read and comprehend.

2 Evaluation: In-class work 20% Discussion, quizzes, group work, short writing assignments. No makeups. Pair project 1 20% You will work with a partner to prepare a PowerPoint presentation about one of the important writers of the centuries we cover. Your presentation should include at least one image of the writer, a paragraph of biography, short descriptions of several major works, and a discussion of the writer s importance in Spanish literary history. Include at least 4 works cited, of which two must be print sources. PLEASE start early on this project, and check in with me about your sources and information. Pair project 2 20% You will work with a partner to prepare a PowerPoint presentation or poster interpreting one of the sonnets we do not study in the course. Your presentation/ poster should include the text of the poem; graphics to represent the images of the poem; and brief commentary on the theme and techniques employed. A sample powerpoint will be posted on Blackboard. Midterm exam 20% A mixture of essay and objective items. The format and sample questions will be posted on Blackboard. Final exam 20% A mixture of essay and objective items. The format and sample questions will be posted on Blackboard. Additional important information will be posted on BlackBoard.

3 Course schedule 17 enero introducción al curso / Cantar de Mio Cid 19 enero Cantar de Mio Cid 24 enero Cantar de Mio Cid *véase a Joaquín Díaz en youtube 26 enero Romances del Cid 31 enero Romances 2 febrero Milagros de Nuestra Senõra 7 febrero Milagros de Nuestra Senõra 9 febrero Conde Lucanor 14 febrero Conde Lucanor 16 febrero Libro de Buen Amor 21 febrero Libro de Buen Amor

4 23 febrero Jorge Manrique 28 febrero Jorge Manrique 1 marzo Cárcel de Amor 6 marzo Proyecto 1: un escritor 8 marzo Examen marzo vacaciones de primavera 20 marzo Celestina aucto 1 22 marzo Celestina auctos marzo Lazarillo de Tormes primer tratado 29 marzo Lazarillo de Tormes séptimo tratado 3 abril Fuenteovejuna 5 abril Fuenteovejuna

5 10 abril Sonetos 12 abril Sonetos 17 abril Proyecto 2: un soneto 19 abril Proyecto 2 continuado 24 abril Amadís de Gaula 26 abril Don Quijote 1 mayo Don Quijote 3 mayo repaso 9-15 mayo examen final

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