Based
on reading and analysis of selected texts, this course aims to develop the
student’s critical understanding of Spanish literature, from the beginning of
the 20th century to the Spanish transition to democracy. The course focuses
upon the different literary trends, the aesthetic conceptions and the
expressive techniques that conform this literary panorama.
Expected
learning outcomes:
Knowledge
and understanding:
Students
will be able to dentify and describe the trends, movements, authors and
literary works of Spanish literature during the studied period.
Making
judgement:
Students
will be able to make a critical reading of academic texts and to express a
critical judgement.
Comunication
skills:
Students
will be able to articulate central course concepts and express them, orally, in
formal presentations or in clearly written and well-argued papers.
Learning
skills:
Students
will be able to further extend their knowledge, skills an undestanding through
continued studies.
The
course will be centered both on
the literary strains and tendencies and the most representative figures of
peninsular Spanish contemporary literature. Throughout the course, students
will read and analyze works of prose and poetry with a consideration of their
cultural, social, historical and philosophical context.
The
module explicitly addresses each of the following themes:
Tema 1: La crisis de fin de siglo y el
tránsito al siglo XX
Tema 2: Novecentismo, Vanguardias y
Grupo del 27
Tema 3: Rumbos de la poesía de 1936 a
1975
Tema 4: Avatares de la novela, de la
posguerra a 1975
Tema
5: El teatro de posguerra
The
materials that will be used in class, including the chosen extracts and
bibliographical references, will be immediately made available through STUDIUM.
1. Handbooks:
RODRÍGUEZ CACHO, L. Manual de Historia de la Literatura española 2,
Siglos XVIII al XX, Barcelona, Castalia, 2017, solo la «Cuarta
parte».
BROWN, G., Historia de la literatura española, vol.
6/1, El siglo XX (Del 98 a la Guerra Civil),
Barcelona, Ariel, 2000, e SANZ
VILLANUEVA, S. Historia de la
literatura española, vol 6/2, El
siglo XX. Literatura actual, Barcelona, Ariel, 2000.
2. Methodological texts:
MARCHESE, A., FORRADELLAS, J. Diccionario de
retórica, crítica y terminología literaria, Barcelona, Ariel,
1986.
3. Books:
Le studentesse e gli studenti dovranno effettuare la lettura
integrale e il commento critico delle seguenti opere:
- UNAMUNO, M. de, San Manuel Bueno,
mártir (1931);
- GARCÍA LORCA, F., Romancero gitano (1928);
- CELA, C. J., La familia de Pascual Duarte (1942);
- SASTRE, A., La mordaza
(1954);
Further
critical readings on the works will be provided by the lecturer.
4. Anthology of literary texts:
- ALDECOA,
I., «Aldecoa se burla», Arqueologı́a (1961).
- ALONSO, D., «Insomnio», Hijos de la ira (1944).
- CELAYA, G., «La poesía es un arma cargada de futuro», Cantos Íberos (1955).
- CERNUDA, L., «Lázaro», Las nubes (1937 - 1940).
- GARCÍA LORCA, F., «Poema doble del Lago Eden», Poeta en Nueva York (1929-1930).
- ID., «Pequeño vals vienés», Poeta en Nueva York (1929-30).
- GIL DE BIEDMA, J., «Pandémica y celeste», Moralidades (1966).
- ID., «Contra Jaime Gil de Biedma», Las personas del verbo (1975).
- ID., «Prólogo» a Eliot, T.S., Función de la poesía y función de la crítica,
Barcelona, Tusquets, 1999, pp. 19-28.
- JIMÉNEZ, J. R., «¿Soy yo quien anda…?», Jardines lejanos (1903-1904).
- Id., «Vino, primero, pura», Eternidades (1918).
- Id., «Yo no soy yo», Eternidades (1918).
- HERNÁNDEZ, M., «El niño yuntero», Viento
del pueblo (1937).
- MACHADO, A., «Es una tarde cenicienta y mustia», Poesías
completas (1917).
- MARTÍN GAITE, C., «La tata», Las ataduras (1960).
- OTERO, B. de, «Hombre», Ángel fieramente humano (1950).
- ID., «A la inmensa mayoría», Pido la paz y la palabra (1955).
- SALINAS, P., La voz a ti debida, 1933, vv. 285-309;
494-521.
- RODRÍGUEZ de ALDECOA, J., «Transbordo en Sol», A ninguna parte (1961).
- UNAMUNO, M. de, «Credo poético», Poesías (1907)
- ID., «Oración del ateo», Rosario de sonetos líricos (1911).
Si ricorda che, ai
sensi dell’art. 171 della legge 22 aprile 1941, n. 633 e successive
disposizioni, fotocopiare libri in commercio, in misura superiore al 15% del
volume o del fascicolo di rivista, è reato penale.
Per ulteriori
informazioni sui vincoli e sulle sanzioni all’uso illecito di fotocopie, è
possibile consultare le Linee guida sulla gestione dei diritti d’autore nelle
università (a cura della Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione
delle opere dell’ingegno - AIDRO).
I testi di riferimento
possono essere consultati in Biblioteca.