| Module Identifier |
SP10510 |
| Module Title |
HISPANIC CIVILIZATION (ADVANCED) |
| Academic Year |
2002/2003 |
| Co-ordinator |
Professor Robert G Havard |
| Semester |
Semester 1 |
| Other staff |
Dr Rob Stone |
| Pre-Requisite |
A level Spanish or equivalent |
| Mutually Exclusive |
SP10740 |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 12 Hours |
| |
Seminars / Tutorials | 3 Hours |
| Assessment |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours Written exam. | 70% |
| |
Semester Assessment | Essay: Assessed essay (1,500-2,000 words) | 30% |
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should have:
1) a knowledge of key features in Spanish history from the Reconquest to the Civil War plus a knowledge of three Spanish painters
2) specific knowledge of two major texts in Spanish
Brief description
This module is for students with 'A' level Spanish and is complemented by the course in Hispanic Literature which may be taken in the second semester, thus providing the opportunity to accelerate language acquisition and to enrich the context in which Spanish is studied. Part one advanced students may also take the module in Spanish Cinema1 which complements both courses and also has a strong social focus.
Hispanic Civilization provides students with a cultural foundation in Spanish by concentrating on key moments in Spanish history: The Reconquest of Spain, The Hapsburg Kings, The Conquest of Mexico, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada and the origins of the Spanish Civil War.
The course also studies the work of three major painters (with slides): El Greco, Velazquez and Goya.
It also studies two major works in more detail by way of seminars: the renowned evocation of Spain by Antonio Machado, Campos de Castilla, and Ramon Sender's 'Requiem por un campesino espanol'.
The class meets for one weekly lecture and for occasional seminars. Assessment is by one term essay (on Machado) and a 2 hour examination consisting of two essays, one of which must be on the Sender novel.
Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Consultation
W. C. Atkinson.
The History of Spain and Portugal. Pelican
W. Wyatt.
A History of Islamic Spain.
R Trevor Davies. (1939)
The Golden Century of Spain. London
C. Martin. (1998)
The Spanish Armada. London
P. Gassier. (1955)
Goya. New York
Gwyn A Williams. (1976)
Goya and the Impossible Revolution. London
A. Hull. (1980)
Goya. New York
Goldsheider. (1949)
El Greco. 2nd.
(1954)
El Greco; paintings, drawings and sculptures. 3rd.
Herris Enriqueta. (1982)
Velazquez.
Gudiol Ricart. (1983)
Velazquez, the Complete Painting.
Richard Herr. (1958)
The Eighteenth-Century Revolution in Spain.
G Jackson. (1974)
A Concise History of the Spanish Civil War. London
H Thomas. (1977)
The Spanish Civil War. Harmondsworth
R. Carr and J. P. Fusi. (1993)
Spain, from Dictatorship to Democracy. London
Arthur Terry. (1973)
A Machado: Campos de Castilla, (critical guide). London
Bernard, Sese. (1980)
Antonio Machado 1875-1939. Madrid
J. M. Aguirre. (1961)
Antonio Machado, poeta simbolista. Madrid
Robert Havard, Antonio Machado. (1997)
Campos de Castilla. Duckworth/ Bristol Classical Press