| 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 |