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2115048 - Spanska knjizevnost 8

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Course title
Acronym 2115048
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    ESPB 3.0 Status
    Condition Prerequisite for attending the course: completion of the courses Spanish Literature 1–7. Prerequisite for taking the final exam: passing the courses Spanish Literature 1–7 and receiving a passing grade for pre-exam requirements in the course Spanish Literature 8. Oblik uslovljenosti
    The goal Familiarization with, understanding, and analysis of the key characteristics, trends, and movements of contemporary Spanish literature. Familiarization with, understanding, and analysis of the most representative works of modern literature, as well as their cultural, artistic, aesthetic, and humanistic values. Students are equipped to develop a personal critical perspective and evaluative stance regarding the movements, trends, and works of the era.
    The outcome The student independently interprets literary texts from 20th-century Spanish literature and has fully mastered the techniques of literary analysis and interpretation. They actively draw connections and examine—both synthetically and analytically—the interrelationships between literature, culture, history, and society during that era.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures Modernism in Spain: prose, poetry, key figures. The Generation of '98: the essay and the novel. Key figures: Miguel de Unamuno, Ángel Ganivet, Pío Baroja. Modernism and the Generation of '98: similarities and differences. José Ortega y Gasset. 20th-century poetry. The avant-garde. Major generations of poets. The Generation of '27: key figures, works, ideas, aesthetics. 20th-century theater: R. M. del Valle-Inclán, F. García Lorca. 20th-century prose: the state of Spanish prose writing in the first half of the 20th century. Post-war generations: C. J. Cela, M. Delibes, C. Laforet, G. T. Ballester, A. M. Matute. The generation of the 1960s: L. Martín-Santos, F. Umbral, J. Goytisolo.
    Contents of exercises Discussion of required reading works and analysis of selected excerpts.
    Literature
    1. Shaw, Donald L. Historia de la Literatura Española. El siglo XIX, vol. 5, Barcelona: Ariel, 1983. pp. 245-289. (Original title)
    2. Brown, Gerald G. Historia de la Literatura Española. El siglo XX, vol. 6/1, Barcelona: Ariel, 1983. (Original title)
    3. Sanz Villanueva, Santos. Historia de la Literatura Española. Literatura actual, vol. 6/2, Barcelona: Ariel, 1984. (Original title)
    4. Rodríguez Cacho, Lina. Manual de Historia de la literatura española 2. Siglos XVIII al XX (hasta 1975), Madrid: Castalia, 2009. pp. 215-541. (Original title)
    5. Estébanez Calderón, Demetrio. Diccionario de términos literarios, Madrid: Alianza, 1999. (Original title)
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    1 1
    Methods of teaching Lectures, discussions, independent work (research, searching, etc.), interpretation of selected excerpts, learning in a digital environment, etc.
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures 5 Test paper
    Practical lessons Oral examination 60
    Projects
    Colloquia
    Seminars 35