Reading Late 19th Century Literature

Cod y Modiwl: SP35120
Teitl y Modiwl: Reading Late 19th Century Literature
Blwyddyn Academaidd: 2027/2028
Semester: Semester 1
Cyd-gysylltydd y Modiwl: Dr Jose Goni Perez
Rhestr Ddarllen: Gweld ar Aspire
Rhagofynion: SP22140
Staff Eraill sy'n Cyfrannu: Dr Guy Baron; Dr Jose Goni Perez

Dulliau Asesu

Math o Asesiad	Manylion Asesiad	Cyfran
Asesiad Semester	Seminar debates, performance and participation:	20%
Asesiad Semester	Continuous assessment: 2 x 2000 word essays (equally weighted)	80%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Supplementary Assessment: Resubmit or resit failed elements and/or make good any missing elements	100%

Canlyniadau Dysgu

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

Demonstrate a knowledge and critical understanding of the set texts;
Locate the set texts in some of the contexts of their production;
Explain and engage with relevant aspects of recent critical debates about the material studied;
Produce well organized, coherently argued and critically informed written work;
Engage in coherent oral discussion of the material studied.

Disgrifiad cryno

This module explores some of the contradictions and anxieties of late nineteenth-century Spanish literature. The students will analyze essays, articles and letters from the period that responded to a particular inquietude caused by social changes, political instability and the last vestiges of the Spanish Empire. The texts studied will present some of the most famous characters and places in Spanish culture, which are representative of developments in Spanish literature of the time. Students will be made aware of the importance of both immanent and transcendent analysis. Some of the authors read in this module are Caballero, Alarcon, Valera, Pereda, Galdos, Clarin, Bazan, Valdes, Blasco Ibanez.

Nod

It provides an understanding of key texts in their historical context and of their impact on the development of literature. It introduces students to the study of language and stylistic features in late nineteenth-century literature and the specific skills associated with it. It also allows students to map Spanish Literature within European cultural movements, such as the rise of the social problem novel, the relationship between religion, philosophy and realism, and the ways in which the novel responded to the problem of God and Woman towards the end of the century.

Cynnwys

The module covers five different topics:
1. Introduction: Spain and the social difficulties of late nineteenth century
2. Literature and society: the Realist vision
3. 'Dios y la mujer' in the late 19th century novel
4. 'La novela de tesis' and nature
5. Locus, space and broken habitats

Sgiliau Modiwl

Math o Sgiliau	Manylion Sgiliau
Cydlynu ag erail	Each student must present a topic to explain one of the key concepts of the course. This fosters teamwork where everyone benefits from each other’s work.
Cyfathrebu	Students develop their communication skills both in writing (essay writing and draft essays) and orally (discussions/presentations/seminar debates)
Datblygu personol a chynllunio gyrfa	Development of written and oral communication skills; the development of critical-ideological analysis of the texts studied, beyond what is accepted by contemporary criticism.
Datrys Problemau	Students must solve multiple analytical and linguistic problems related to the nineteenth-century theories studied, as well as learning to differentiate between what is and is not relevant.
Gwella dysgu a pherfformiad ei hun	Each student is responsible for formulating their own essay questions based on the critical approaches of the course, as well as for developing the presentation topic from an original and innovative point of view.
Sgiliau pwnc penodol	Students must study the specific linguistic uses of nineteenth-century and turn-of-the-century Spanish.
Sgiliau ymchwil	Students must delve into the extensive bibliography provided in the course in order to select what they consider to be the most relevant critical apparatus.
Technoleg Gwybodaeth	Students must use digital repositories on 19th-century Spanish literature and history, as well as digital newspapers.

Nodau

Mae'r modiwl hwn yn cydymffurfio a FfCChC Lefel 6