Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
SP30920
Module Title
MODERN SPAIN (1930-2000)
Academic Year
2012/2013
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Pre-Requisite
(Normally) eligibility for entry to Level 3 Spanish.
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 1,500 - 2,000 words. | 40% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Written exam - 2 essays in 2 hours | 60% |
| Supplementary Exam | 1 x 2 hour examination if continuous assessment submitted. 1 x 3 examination if no continuous assessment submitted. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module students should have:
1) a good knowledge of the Spanish Civil War, the Franco dictatorship and the transition to democracy
2) specific knowledge of four texts that reflect the key issues of these years
Brief description
A study of the making of modern Spain from the turmoil of the Second Republic and the trauma of the Spanish Civil War 1936-39, through to the Franco Dictatorship and the transition to democracy after Franco's death. Against this sociopolitical background, students explore through major representative works (of novel, film and poetry) the experience of living in twentieth-century Spain.
In their assignments students may choose to emphasise either literary/cultural or sociopolitical issues, or the way the latter are treated by writers.
Syllabus
Weeks 1-6 the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War: two crucial phases illustrated by Alberti's depiction of Madrid under siege in De un momento a otro (poesia) and by Cela's tremendista novel, La familia de Pascual Duarte.
Weeks 7-12 The two novels by Delibes and Goytisolo are read against the background of the political changes which took place in Spain under the Franco regime.
In their assignments students may choose to emphasise either literary/cultural or sociopolitical issues, or the way the latter are treated by writers.
Syllabus
Weeks 1-6 the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War: two crucial phases illustrated by Alberti's depiction of Madrid under siege in De un momento a otro (poesia) and by Cela's tremendista novel, La familia de Pascual Duarte.
Weeks 7-12 The two novels by Delibes and Goytisolo are read against the background of the political changes which took place in Spain under the Franco regime.
Reading List
Recommended TextBalcells J.M. (1993) Introduction to Rafael Alberti, De un momento a otro Barcelona Primo search Bowra C M Poetry and Politics, p 124 etc - The Creative Experiment Lonsdon 1949, 220253 ( on Alberti) Primo search David Gilmour (1985) The Transformation of Spain London Primo search Havard, Robert (2001) The Crucified Mind Tamesis, London Primo search Hoyle Alan (1994) Cela: La familia de Pascual Duarte, critical guide Grant & Cutler Primo search Nantell J A (1987) Ordering the Chaos: Rafael Alberti's Elegia civica, Hispanofila 57-80 Primo search Paul Preston (1986) The Triumph of Democracy in Spain London Primo search Preston, Paul Franco Primo search Rose Alan (1991) Surrealism and Communism New York Primo search Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Penguin Primo search Wesseling P (1977) 'Violence in Counterpoint: Alberti's Poems of 1935' - Also Revolution and Tradition,The Poetry of R Alberti, Chapel Hill 1981 Hispanofila 220-26 Primo search Consult For Futher Information
Alberti, Rafael (1993) De un momento a otro (poesia y historia) (NB. This is not the play by the same title) Promociones y Publicaciones Universitarias Primo search Atxaga, Bernardo El hombre solo Ediciones B or other Primo search Carr, Raymond (1985) Modern Spain 1875-1980 Oxford Primo search Cela, Camilo Jose La familia de Pascual Duarte Prentice-Hall or other Primo search Grandes, Almudena Modelos de mujer Tusquets coleccion Andanzas Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6