Spanish 480: Fall 2008
Spanish Medieval Literature (Tenth throuth
Fifteenth Centuries)
Description: A survey of the principal literary works of the
Spanish Middle Ages within the context of the evolving intellectual, spiritual,
and artistic climates of the period, covering the evolution of prose and
narrative and lyric verse in both traditional and learned manifestations.
Required readings: All are included in the two prepared packets, available at Ave
Copy (4141 Univ. Ave. N.E ) and one textbook (see below for the required edition) :
Fernando
de Rojas. La Celestina. Ed. Patricia Finch.
Juan de la Cuesta, Cervantes & Co.
2003. ISBN 1-58977-011-0 (This very edition, please) U Book Store
Packet # 1: Primary Texts (selections):
Jarchas, cantigas de amigo, villancicos, Berceo Milagros
de Nuestra Señora, Alphonsine prose, Don Juan Manuel, El conde Lucanor, Juan
Ruiz, Arciprreste de Hita, Libro de buen amor, Santillana Serranillas,
Juan de Mena Laberinto de la fortuna, Manrique Coplas por la muerte
de su padre, Romances, H. del Pulgar Letras. Keep in mind
that nearly all texts are available online, some with confronting
original/modernized texts, some w/ English, or audio (oral version of the
material). http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/iberian/fulltextspa.html#
is just one of many good places to check (provides links to many online
etexts). However, I've given you bilingual Spanish-English or modernized texts
in all cases (which makes the reading packet a bit thick, but...
Packet # 2: Required critical reading
· P. E. Russell. Spain. A Companion to
Spanish Studies. Gifford, Hitchcock, Tate, Elliot & Glendinning essays.
· Pedro Salinas. Reality and the Poet.
Cpt. 1 and the first half of cpt. 2 (on PMC and Manrique).
· Jorge Guillén. Lenguaje y Poesía.
Essay on Berceo, pp 11-30.
· Document: Expulsion of the Jews from Spain:
1492
·J. Huizinga. "The Vision of Death", cpt. XI, Waning of the Middle Ages (disponible en
espaňol también, en Suzzalo).
· Resumen de conceptos fundamentales
de The Elizabethan World View (de
E.M.W. Tillyard) y The Great Chain of
Being (de A.O. Lovejoy)
Optional critical reading for Undergrads
For background, the first 155 pages of Gabriel
Jackson's Making of Medieval Spain provides a very accessible overview
of major historical events. E.M.W. Tillyard's Elizabethan World Picture
(a 45 min. read) is equally useful for getting a better idea of the medieval
world view which informs much of the literature we will be reading. Numerous
other, similar books are available in Suzzalo in Spanish and/or English. Huizinga's
Waning of the Middle Ages is particularly useful for understanding the
15th century. See me immediately if you're having difficulty finding sources
you wish to consult. Many of the critical readings in the packet are available
both in Spanish and English, should you prefer a a language different from the
one I provided.
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