SPA 3764 :
Romantic Monsters, Ghost

This class studies the canonical texts of Spanish Romanticism within the European context. The different literary genres are studied in dialogue with other arts and with the Spanish society of that period. The goal is to understand the thinking and feelings of people from the early part of the nineteenth century, in the cultural ambience of that particular time in Spain and Europe. We will also study the vision of women at the time, from the point of view of men and also of women writers, and we will compare those ideas with society today. The course has Diversity II Attributes. Pre-requisite: SPA 1132 or authorization from the chairperson.