Module Identifier SP20410  
Module Title THE GENERATION OF 1898  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Mr Jose M Goni Perez  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Mr Jose M Goni Perez  
Course delivery Lecture    
  Seminars / Tutorials   (2 seminars; 2 tutorials)  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours Written Exam  70%
Semester Assessment 1 x 1500 word essay  30%
Supplementary Exam 1 x 2 hour examination if continuous assessment submitted. 1 x 3 hour examination if no continuous assessment submitted.100%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Students will have a good awareness of the sociopolitical issues and problems that beset Spain at the turn of the century and will be familiar with responses to this in the work of three major writers. They will have developed their linguistic and literary skills.

Brief description

The module deals with Spanish society and politics at the end of the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth century; the corruption of 'el turno pacifico', the defeat by the United States in the Cuban War, the consequent 'Problema de Espana' and the concern for the regeneration of Spain. Students read selected texts that illustrate this key phase in modern Spanish history and thought. [This module is especially recommended for students who were Beginners at Level 1.]

Syllabus:

weeks 1-2 Spain at the turn of the century and the 98 Generation
weeks 3-4 Pio Baroja, 'El arbol de la ciencia'
weeks 5-8 Antonio Machado, 'Campos de Castilla'
weeks 9-12 Miguel de Unamuno, 'Niebla'

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Basdekis, Demetrios (1974) Unamuno and the novel Madrid: Castalia
Diaz-Peterson, Rosendo (1975) Unamuno: el personaje en busca de sí mismo Madrid: Playor
Ferrater Mora, José (1985) Bosquejo de una filosofía Madrid: Alianza
Díez, Ricardo (1976) El desarrollo estético de la novela de Unamuno Madrid: Playor
Fox, E. Inman (1962) 'Baroja y Schopenhauer: 'El árbol de la cienca' Revue de la Litterature Comparee, (pp. 350-9)
Patt, B. P. (1971) Pío Baroja Twayne, new York
Arthur, Terry (1973) Antonio Machado: Campos de Castilla, Critical guide London
Sánchez, Barbudo A (1959) Estudios sobre A. Machado Madrid
Gullón R and Phillips (1973) Antonio Machado Madrid
Wyers, Frances. (1976.) Miguel de Unamuno
Nozick, Martin. (1981.) Miguel de Unamuno 0691013667
Ciplijauskaite, B (1972) Pio Baroja, un estilo Madrid
Moral, Carmen del (1974) La sociedad madrileña fin de siglo y Baroja Madrid
Vázquez, F. B El pensamiento social y político de P. Baroja Salamanca
Granjel, L. G. (1960) Baroja y otras figuras del 98 Madrid
Nozick, M (1997) Miguel de Unamuno Twayne, New York (especially chapter 5)
Aguirre, J. M. (1961) Antonio Machado, poeta simbolista Madrid
Guillén, Claudio (1971) Literature as System. Chapter on 'Poema de un día' Princeton
Soren Kierkegaard; (1989.) The sickness unto death Harmondsworth : Penguin, 0140445331
Ilie, Paul. (1967.) Unamuno : An existential view of self and society
Zubizarreta, Armando F. (1960.) Unamuno en su nivola
Sánchez, Barbudo A (1974) Pensamiento de Antonio Machado Mardid
Bernard, Sese (1980) Antonio Machado 1875-1939 Madrid
Baeza, Fernando (ed) (1962) Baroja y su mundo Madrid
Shaw, D. L. (1957) 'The Concept of ataraxia in the Later Novels of Baroja' , Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, (pp.29-35)
** Should Be Purchased
Baroja, Pío El árbol de la ciencia Cátedra
Unamuno, Miguel de (2001) Niebla. Edición de Germán Gullón. Madrid: Colección Austral
Antonio Machado (2003) Campos de Castilla Cátedra
** Essential Reading
Havard, Robert, ed. (1997) Antonio Machado, Campos de Castilla Duckworth/Bristol Classical Texts

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5