Literature in Spanish : Critical Approaches

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Literature in Spanish : Critical Approaches
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Fabry Geneviève;
Language
Spanisn
Prerequisites
LFIAL1740
Main themes
We will look at a corpus of short literary texts (narrative, poetic and theatrical works) using a progressive approach. To begin with, the emphasis will be on the development of short forms in the Spanish speaking world (especially the microrrelato of the 19th and 21st centuries). At a later stage, we will undertake an analysis based on the main categories of narratology and stylistics. A methodical procedure for analysing texts will be put forward. 
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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This course is designed to provide students with the foundations of methodology for literary analysis by means of short contemporary texts (stories, poems, mini-theatre from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries) from Spanish literature. 
By the end of the course, students should be able to 
  • site a text within the system of literary genres of the Spanish-speaking world ;
  • know the main characteristics and stages of development of each genre ;
  • identify, with a critical eye, the main narratological and stylistic categories in a short literary text.
 
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Bibliography
  • Andrés-Suárez, I. (2012). Antología del microrrelato español (1906-2011) : el cuarto género narrativo. Madrid: Cátedra.
  • Andrés-Suárez, I. (2010). El microrrelato español: una estética de la elipsis. Palencia: Menoscuarto Ediciones.
  • Bustamante Valbuena, L. (2012). Una aproximación al microrrelato hispánico: antologías publicadas en España (1990-2011). Tesis presentada en la Univ. de Valladolid. Disponible: https://uvadoc.uva.es/bitstream/10324/1029/1/TESIS188-120702.pdf [01/12/19]
  • Cadavid, J. (Ed.) (2003). Ultrantología. Bogotá: Cástor & Pólux Ediciones.
  • Dufays, J.-L., Lisse, M., & Meurée, C. (2009). Théorie de la littérature : une introduction. Louvain-la-Neuve: Bruylant-Academia.
  • García Berrío, A., & Huerta Calvo, J. (1999). Los géneros literarios: sistema e historia. Una introducción. Madrid: Cátedra.
  • Gutiérrez Carbajo, F. (Ed.) (2013). Teatro breve actual. Modalidades discusivas. Barcelona: Castalia.
  • Huerta Calvo, J. (2008). Historia del teatro breve en España. Madrid: Iberoamericana.
  • Jaramillo, M. M., & Yepes, M. (Eds.). (1997). Antología crítica del teatro breve hispanoamericano. 1948-1993. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia.
  • Le Bigot, C. (1994). « Petit traité des figures ». En M. Bensoussan, A. Bensoussan, & C. L. Bigot (Eds.), Versification espagnole; suivi de Petit traité des figures (pp. 81-156). Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes.
  • Miralles, A. (1998). Teatro breve. Madrid: Editorial Fundamentos.
  • Noguerol Jiménez, F.(ed.) (2004). Escritos disconformes: nuevos modelos de lectura. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca.
  • Roas, D. (comp.) (2010). Poéticas del microrrelato. Madrid: Arco/libros.
  • Serrano, V. (2004). Teatro breve entre dos siglos : antología. Madrid: Cátedra.
  • Spang, K. (1993). Géneros literarios. Madrid: Editorial síntesis.
  • Stalloni, Y. (1997). Les genres littéraires. Paris: Dunod.
  • Valls, F. (2008). Soplando vidrio y otros estudios sobre el microrrelato español. Madrid: Páginas de espuma.
Faculty or entity
FIAL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Minor in Spanish Studies