Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 x 1-hour lectures |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 10 x 1-hour seminars |
| Workload Breakdown | Lecture and seminar attendance - 20 hours; lecture and seminar preparation (research and reading) - 100 hours; essay research and preparation - 45 hours; text commentary research and preparation - 35 |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Continuous assessment: 1 x 1,500 to 2000-word text commentary. | 15% |
| Semester Assessment | Continuous assessment: seminar performance. | 10% |
| Semester Assessment | Continuous assessment: 1 x 2,000-word essay. | 15% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours written examination. | 60% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours written examination | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Have an improved knowledge and understanding of the literature and culture of the Spanish Renaissance and Golden Age;
2. Enter critical debates concerning the works considered in the course;
3. Have an awareness of the impact of the works in the development of Spanish literature;
4. Show familiarity with the key methods and critical tools employed by scholars to study late medieval and early modern literature;
5. Be acquainted with a variety of literary genres and have developed their interpretative skills accordingly;
6. Engage critically with scholarly material including monographs and specialised articles;
7. Present their findings in a logical, organised and scholarly fashion both orally - through debates and presentations - and in written form - through essays and text commentaries.
Aims
The module provides an overview of the literature of Renaissance and Golden Age Spain. It introduces students to the study of late medieval and early modern literature and the specific skills associated with it. It provides an understanding of these texts in their historical context and of their impact on the development of Spanish literature.
Brief description
This course studies three of the main texts of the Renaissance - Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea, also known as La Celestina - and the Golden Age - Novelas ejemplares and El burlador de Sevilla. The texts present some of the most famous characters in Spanish culture - Celestina and Don Juan - and are representative of developments in Spanish literature of the time.
Content
1. Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina: Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea (La Celestina)
2. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Novelas ejemplares
3. Tirso de Molina, El burlador de Sevilla
These texts will be considered in terms of their genre and literary and historical contexts.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | N/A |
| Communication | Oral communication developed in seminars; written communication developed in assessments and exam. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will be able to assess their own progress week by week through their increased understanding of the issues raised and the skills developed. |
| Information Technology | Use of on-line journals; delivery of course materials and information via email and e-learning system. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Acquisition of transferable skills; in-depth acquaintance with literature as an academic subject. |
| Problem solving | Selection of reading material; answering questions posed by written assessment; seminar work. |
| Research skills | Preparation of written assessment; preparation for seminars. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Acquisition of late medieval and early modern Spanish vocabulary. |
| Team work | Debates and group presentations in seminars. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5