Module Identifier
SP30720
Module Title
ROMANTICISM AND REALISM
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Dr Jose M Goni Perez
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Pre-Requisite
(Normally) eligibility for entry to Level 2 Spanish.
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 2 per week (lectures/seminars/tutorials)
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Continuous Assessment: 2 essays of 1500 - 2000 words each  40%
Semester Exam 2 Hours   Written exam.  60%
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 completion of this module students should have:

1) acquired a sound knowledge of the Romantic movement in Spain and a similar knowledge of the main features relating to the realist novel

Brief description

Why did attitudes change so radically in the Romantic period, now generally considered the start of modern times? This module begins by considering Spanish Romanticism in relation to its cultural and political context. Romanticism's distinctive ethos is traced in specific works of theatre and poetry which highlight the anguished concerns of the time.

Following the political of 1868, the last third of the 19th century saw a revival of the Spanish novel. The module continues by focusing on two major examples of the genre.

1-2 Introduction to Romanticism: Rivas's Don Alvaro
3-6 Becquer, "Rimas y leyendas" and Rosalia de Castro, "En las orillas del sar"
7-11 Realism and Naturalism: Juan Valera's 'Pepita Jimenez' Blasco Ibanez's "La barraca"

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6