Cultures and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance lberia

Building on the foundation provided by the survey (SPAN 250), this course provides in-depth exploration of different texts and genres. Emphasis on aspects of Medieval and Renaissance culture, such as the coexistence and mutual influence of the three ethnic and religious groups--Christian, Jewish, and Muslim; the emergence of national literatures in the Peninsular languages, and specifically in Spanish; how different genres are created or nationalized in this effort: the relation between genre and the hero; the diversity of narrative forms until the eve of the Renaissance; the Jewish experience within the Peninsula and in the Diaspora; the Renaissance as a cultural and social revolution; variations on love literature and gender representation; political and religious writing.

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