| Module Identifier |
SP10910 |
| Module Title |
HISPANIC CIVILIZATION (BEGINNERS) |
| Academic Year |
2002/2003 |
| Co-ordinator |
Professor Robert G Havard |
| Semester |
Semester 1 |
| Other staff |
Dr Rob Stone |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 11 Hours 1 weekly. |
| |
Seminars / Tutorials | 4 Hours Occasional. |
| Assessment |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours written exam. | 70% |
| |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 1 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 Spanish works (studied in English)
Brief description
Hispanic Civilization provides a foundation knowledge and enriches the context in which the language is learnt. It concentrates on key phases in Spanish history: The Reconquest of Spain, The Hapsburg Kings, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Rise of Liberalism and the origins of the Spanish Civil War.
The course also considers the work of three major painters (with slides): El Greco, Goya and Velazquez.
In addition, two modern works are considered in detail: Bernardo Atxaga's 'The Lone Woman' and Ken Loach' film on the Spanish civil War, Land and Freedom.
Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Consultation
Atkinson, W C.
The History of Spain and Portugal. Pelican
Wyatt, W.
A History of Islamic Spain.
Davies, R. Trevor. (1939)
The Golden Century of Spain. London
Martin, C. (1988)
The Spanish Armada. London
Gassier, P. (1955)
Goya. New York
Williams, Gwynne A. (1976)
Goya and the Impossible Revolution. London
Hull, A. (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 Paintings.
Herr, Richard. (1958)
The Eighteenth-century Revolution in Spain.
Jackson, G. (1974)
A Concise History of the Spanish Civil War. London
Thomas, H. (1977)
The Spanish Civil War. Harmondsworth
Carr, R and J. P. Fusi. (1993)
Spain, from Dictatorship to Democracy. London
Klingender, F D. (1948)
Goya in the Democratic Tradition. New York