Course: 19th and 20th Century Spanish and Hispanoamerican Literature

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Course title 19th and 20th Century Spanish and Hispanoamerican Literature
Course code KRS/L20HV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Spanish
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Nemrava Daniel, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hromada Jakub, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course will aim to deepen the material of the most important eras and movements such as Spanish Romanticism, Post-Romanticism, Realism-Naturalism, Generation 98, Generation 1914, Avant-garde, Generation 27, Civil War literature and pre-war drama. The course will also introduce the post-war generations ("Tremendismo", "Realismo social"), exile literature, new tendencies in theatre (absurd theatre, group work), the post-dictatorship period ("Transición", "Generación Nocilla") and contemporary literary movements (metafiction, autofiction, "microrrelato", etc.). In the section dedicated to Latin American literature, the following topics will be discussed: From Classicism to Romanticism: reflection on the crisis of the colonial system, the period of the struggle for independence and the first romantic movements, Romanticism (Civilization and Barbarism, Gaucho Poetry, Hispano-American Modernism, Avant-garde, Regionalism, the so-called "nueva novela hispanoamericana" (boom), "post-boom", contemporary poetry, etc. The individual periods of development will be introduced to the audience through reading excerpts from the works of their most important representatives - Contemporary Novelists

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 50 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 75 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 75 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course will aim to deepen the material of the most important eras and movements such as Spanish Romanticism, Post-Romanticism, Realism-Naturalism, Generation 98, Generation 1914, Avant-garde, Generation 27, Civil War literature and pre-war drama. The course will also introduce the post-war generations ("Tremendismo", "Realismo social"), exile literature, new tendencies in theatre (absurd theatre, group work), the post-dictatorship period ("Transición", "Generación Nocilla") and contemporary literary movements (metafiction, autofiction, "microrrelato", etc.). In the section dedicated to Latin American literature, the following topics will be discussed: From Classicism to Romanticism: reflection on the crisis of the colonial system, the period of the struggle for independence and the first romantic movements, Romanticism (Civilization and Barbarism, Gaucho Poetry, Hispano-American Modernism, Avant-garde, Regionalism, the so-called "nueva novela hispanoamericana" (boom), "post-boom", contemporary poetry, etc. The individual periods of development will be introduced to the audience through reading excerpts from the works of their most important representatives - Contemporary Novelists
Ability to perform literary classification and relevant literary analysis within the scope of the course objective.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Spanish and Hispano-American literature at the level of a bachelor's degree in Spanish philology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

1. regular attendance and active participation in lectures and seminars 2. preparation for each lesson, knowledge of the analyzed text 3. essay
Recommended literature
  • Bělič, O, Forbelský, J. Dějiny španělské literatury. Praha. 1984.
  • Bellini, Giuseppe. Nueva historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Madrid. 1997.
  • Oviedo, José Miguel. Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana II, III, IV. Madrid. 2002.
  • Shaw, Donald L. Boom, postboom, posmodernismo. Madrid. 1999.
  • Shaw, Donald L. La Generación del 98. Madrid. 1997.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Language with focus on Latin America (2026) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Language with focus on Latin America (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish philology with specialization in translation and interpreting (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish philology with specialization in translation and interpreting (2025) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter