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SPAN 3300.1: Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Literary Analysis 1

SPAN 3300.1 Introduction to

Hispanic Literature and Literary Analysis Fall 2015

Utah State University

M/W/F 2:30-3:20 p.m. Old Main 119 3 credits

Felipe Valencia [email protected] Office: Old Main 002A Office Hours: M/W 3:30-4:30 p.m.

SUMMARY COURSE DESCRIPTION Readings in Hispanic literatures, focusing on literary analysis (both oral and written) in the principal literary genres: narrative, drama, and poetry. Prerequisite: B- or better in Span 2020 or permission of the instructor. EXTENDED COURSE DESCRIPTION This course introduces students to the study of Hispanic literature, that is, the literature written in Spanish in Spain and Latin America from the past 500 years. It provides them with critical, analytical, and methodological tools for the study of literature and prepares them for advanced discussion in class and rigorous academic writing in Spanish. Furthermore, students will think critically about what literature is and what is involved in its study. The course has four core components. 1) A wide variety of samples from the Hispanic literary tradition, which will expose students to

different periods and movements, and especially to the multicultural richness of the Spanish- speaking world.


2) An introduction to the main literary genres (lyric poetry, narrative, drama, and the essay), their conventions, and the theoretical problems posed by each.

3) An introduction to literary theory, cultural studies and the main schools and movements of criticism.

4) An incremental training in academic writing in Spanish, from short commentaries to a research paper.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be prepared for more in-depth study of Hispanic texts in the 3600-level survey courses. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the semester, students in this course will have learned: • Many of the most important authors, periods and movements in Hispanic literature, both from

Spain and Latin America. • Familiarity with the principles of literary theory and cultural studies, the main schools and

movements of criticism, and the conventions and theoretical problems associated with the four main literary genres (lyric poetry, narrative, drama and the essay).

• Strategies for close reading, literary analysis, critical thinking, and interpretation of cultural artifacts.

• The conventions, expectations, and stylistic norms of academic writing, particularly in Spanish. • Improved oral, aural, writing and reading skills in Spanish. REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE AT THE USU BOOKSTORE Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. Ed. rev. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2011. Friedman, Edward H., L. Teresa Valdivieso, and Carmelo Virgillo, eds. Aproximaciones al estudio de

la literatura hispánica. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012. RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR PURCHASE Blackwell, Frieda H., and Paul E. Larson. Guía básica de la crítica literaria y el trabajo de investigación.

Rev. Ángel Francisco Sánchez Escobar and Jesús Casado Rodrigo. Boston: Thomson Heinle, 2007.

MLA Handbook for Writers or Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009.

Real Academia Española. Ortografía de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa, 2010. COURSE WEBSITES Canvas site: <https://usu.instructure.com/courses/373995> Padlet site: <http://es.padlet.com/felipe_valencia/span3300>


COURSE COMPONENTS Components Percentage of the Grade

1. Class participation 20% 2. Discussion questions 15% 3. Writing journal 30% 4. Final essay preparation 10% 5. Final paper 25% 6. Meetings with the professor

1. Class participation: Students are expected to come prepared, having read the assigned texts and

completed the required homework, and ready and willing to discuss ideas in a collegiate atmosphere. This means that students will have a firm grasp on the material and actively talk—pose questions, offer and challenge interpretations, and formulate hypotheses—in the discussions facilitated by the professor. The grade for class participation will be split in four separate grades throughout the semester.

2. Discussion questions: The discussion questions will be short and very clear questions that reflect students’ own queries or thoughts on the reading assigned for the day, raising issues that she/he would like to have discussed in class. The questions will be uploaded to the Padlet wall at least three hours before the indicated session. Given the size of the class, students will be divided into three groups (A, B and C) at the beginning of the semester. For each indicated class, only one group is responsible for formulating questions. All students, however, must read the questions of the day and be prepared to address them before coming to class.

3. Writing journal: Students will write 400- to 500-word, double spaced journal entries commenting on the reading assigned for the day, or on a question posed by the professor. Before fall break, students will hand in a revised version of the journal, incorporating the professor’s feedback.

4. Final essay preparation: Students will complete several assignments that incrementally prepare them to write the final essay. These assignments will include the identification of a thesis, a proposal, an outline, a preliminary bibliography, and a rough draft of part of their final essay.

5. Final paper: Students will submit, at the end of the semester, a final paper of 8 to 10 pages that will provide a sustained interpretation of a literary text. Students will be expected to offer a compelling and well-argued reading of a text that makes abundant use of the knowledge and critical tools they have acquired throughout the semester.

6. Meetings with the professor: Students will hold at least two mandatory meetings with the professor during his office hours throughout the semester: 1) after the second class session; and 2) in late October to discuss the writing journal and academic progress in general.

GRADING SCALE

A = 94-100% B+ = 87-89% C+ = 77-79% D+ = 67-69% B = 84-86% C = 74-76% D = 64-66%

A- = 90-93% B- = 80-83% C- = 70-73% F = 0-63%


GENERAL POLICIES AND CLASSROOM CONDUCT • Absences: Students may have three unexcused absences (no questions asked), but must turn in

the assigned work no later than two days after class. Students are responsible for keeping track of their absences. Each unexcused absence after the first three detracts 0.5% from the final grade. Only three types of absences are excused: a) the student is celebrating a religious holiday and has notified the professor at least one day in advance; b) the student has a medical or family emergency, and has either gone to the campus health center or spoken to a dean; and c) the student is representing USU in a sporting event off-campus, and has shown proper documentation from the athletics department at the beginning of the semester.

• Deadlines: Turning in assignments past the deadline without a valid excuse is inadmissible, and students should not expect the professor to accept the late work. Students should also be aware that the professor is not responsible for reminding them of missed deadlines.

• Grading: The professor will provide rubrics detailing the expectations for each assignment and how they are evaluated and graded.

• Classroom conduct: Students are expected to behave in a respectful and attentive manner toward their peers and the professor. Students should arrive to class on time, refrain from engaging in personal conversations, texting or checking of personal e-mail during class, and listen to the professor and their peers in silence and with full attention.

• Phones: Unless needed due to a disability, students are not allowed to use phones (smart or otherwise) or recording devices in the classroom. If the student expects an emergency call, the professor must be notified at the beginning of class.

• Laptops and tablets: Devices are only acceptable for note-taking, but students are strongly encouraged to take notes by hand; research shows that it favors absorption. The professor reserves himself the right to ban the use of tablets or tablets in the classroom. Using a device during class for purposes different from those of the course will detract from the participation grade.

USU HONOR PLEDGE Students must agree that they will not cheat, falsify, or plagiarize anybody’s work. Plagiarism includes “representing, by paraphrase or direct quotation, the published or unpublished work of another person as one’s own in any academic exercise or activity without full and clear acknowledgement. It also includes using materials prepared by another person or by an agency engaged in the sale of term papers or other academic materials” (Code of Policies and Procedures for Students, Article V, Section V-3.A). The penalties for plagiarism are severe. They include a verbal warning, written reprimand, re-writing the assignment, grade adjustment, and even failure of the course. Additionally, the University may impose probation, suspension, or expulsion (see Article VI, Section VI-1.A). DISABILITIES The professor will accommodate students with disabilities so that their participation in the course is comparable to that of their peers. The USU Disability Resource Center website advises that


“Students with ADA-documented physical, sensory, emotional or medical impairments may be eligible for reasonable accommodations. Veterans may also be eligible for services. All accommodations are coordinated through the Disability Resource Center (DRC) in room 101 of the University Inn, 435-797-2444 or toll-free at 800-259-2966. Please contact the DRC as early in the semester as possible. Alternate format materials (Braille, large print or digital) are available with advance notice.”

CALENDARIO (sujeto a cambios por parte del profesor)

Aproximaciones = Friedman, Edward H., L. Teresa Valdivieso, and Carmelo Virgillo, eds.

Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012. Culler = Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. Ed. rev. Oxford: Oxford UP,

2011. Guía = Blackwell, Frieda H., and Paul E. Larson. Guía básica de la crítica literaria y el trabajo de

investigación. Rev. Ángel Francisco Sánchez Escobar and Jesús Casado Rodrigo. Boston: Thomson Heinle, 2007.

MLA = MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009.

Ortografía = Real Academia Española. Ortografía de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa, 2010.


Primera parte EL ESTUDIO DE LA LITERATURA Fecha Temas Lectura antes de clase Tarea antes de clase

Lunes 31/8 Presentación: ¿Qué es la literatura hispánica?

Aproximaciones 59-60 (“El etnógrafo” de Jorge Luis Borges)

“Muere a los 100 años el antropólogo francés Claude Lévi-Strauss” (El País 3/11/2009)

Miércoles 2/9 ¿Qué es la literatura? Culler 19-42 (“What is literature and does it matter?”)

Pregunta de discusión 1 (grupo A)

Viernes 4/9 Cómo acercarse a un texto. Los términos del análisis literario

Aproximaciones 73-75 (Mario Benedetti)

Pregunta de discusión 1 (grupo B)

Guía 1-12 (“Rasgos de los buenos lectores”) Guía 61-62 (“Términos generales: Elementos literarios”)

Miércoles 9/9 La teoría literaria y los estudios culturales

Culler 1-18 (“What is theory?”) Diario 1: ¿cuál es la

importancia de la teoría literaria? Culler 43-55 (“Literature

and cultural studies”)

Viernes 11/9 El problema de la interpretación

Culler 56-69 (“Language, meaning, and interpretation”)

Pregunta de discusión 1 (grupo C)

Lunes 14/9 Las escuelas críticas

Culler 135-46 (“Theoretical schools and movements”) Diario 2: ¿qué escuela

crítica te atrae más y por qué? Guía 17-31 (“Modos de

crítica literaria”)


Segunda parte LA POESÍA LÍRICA Fecha Temas Lectura antes de clase Tarea antes de clase

Miércoles 16/9 Introducción: ¿qué es la poesía lírica?

Aproximaciones 138-39 (“La poesía”)

Diario 3: ¿cuál es tu definición de la poesía?

Aproximaciones 162 (“El humanismo”) Aproximaciones 174-76 (Romances)

Viernes 18/9 Los problemas teóricos de la lírica

Culler 70-82 (“Rhetoric, poetics, and poetry”) Pregunta de discusión

2 (grupo A) Aproximaciones 234-35 (“El sediento” de Octavio Paz)

Lunes 21/9 Las figuras y los tropos

Aproximaciones 152-58 (“El lenguaje literario”)

Aproximaciones 158-60 (Práctica, ejercicio B)

Guía 64-70 (“Glosario de términos literarios: Poesía”) Aproximaciones 231-34 (Pablo Neruda)

Miércoles 23/9 La prosodia española

Aproximaciones 139-52 (“Elementos de versificación”)

Análisis prosódico de los dos poemas de Rubén Darío

Aproximaciones 438 (“Clasificación de versos”) Aproximaciones 165-66 (“La poética modernista” y “Los primeros modernistas”) Aproximaciones 206-09 (Rubén Darío)

Viernes 25/9 La poesía renacentista española: san Juan de la Cruz

Aproximaciones 162-63 (“El Siglo de Oro” y “Los grandes místicos”) Pregunta de discusión

2 (grupo B) Aproximaciones 181-93 (San Juan de la Cruz)

Lunes 28/9 La poesía barroca hispanoamericana: sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Aproximaciones 163 (“La lírica del Barroco”) Diario 4: análisis de

“Éste que ves, engaño colorido” Aproximaciones 190-92 (Sor

Juana Inés de la Cruz)


Segunda parte LA POESÍA LÍRICA (continuación) Fecha Temas Lectura antes de clase Tarea antes de clase

Miércoles 30/9 La poesía romántica española: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Aproximaciones 165 (“El romanticismo”) Pregunta de discusión

2 (grupo C) Aproximaciones 198-200 (Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer)

Viernes 2/10 La poesía modernista hispanoamericana: José Asunción Silva

Aproximaciones 202-06 (José Asunción Silva)


Lunes 5/10 La poesía vanguardista española: Federico García Lorca

Aproximaciones 167 (“La lírica posmodernista y vanguardista” y “La generación del 27”)


Aproximaciones 223-25 (Federico García Lorca)

Miércoles 7/10

La poesía contemporánea latinoamericana: Nancy Morejón

Aproximaciones 171-72 (“La poesía moderna” y “Las últimas promociones”) Pregunta de discusión

3 (grupo C) Aproximaciones 246-49 (Nancy Morejón)

Tercera parte EL TRABAJO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y EL BUEN ESTILO Fecha Temas Lectura antes de clase Tarea antes de clase

Viernes 9/10 Introducción: ¿qué es el trabajo de investigación?

Guía 39-48 (“El trabajo de investigación”)

Diario 5: análisis del “Nocturno III” de Silva

Lunes 12/10 Estructura y estilo Guía 49-60 (“Elementos del trabajo”) Ejercicio de estructura

Miércoles 14/10 La buena ortografía en español

Ortografía 31-40 (“Uso de las letras mayúsculas”)

Ejercicio de ortografía Ortografía 55-91 (“Puntuación”)

Jueves 15/10 Las normas de la MLA adaptadas al español MLA capítulos 4-6

Diario de lecturas revisado (entradas 1 a 5)


Cuarta parte LA NARRATIVA Fecha Temas Lectura antes de clase Tarea antes de clase

Lunes 19/10 Introducción: ¿qué es la narrativa?

Aproximaciones 10 (“Las formas narrativas”) Ejercicio de

identificación de tesis Aproximaciones 76-79 (Augusto Monterroso)

Miércoles 21/10 Los problemas teóricos de la narrativa

Culler 83-94 (“Narrative”) Pregunta de discusión 4 (grupo A) Aproximaciones 53-58

(Teresa de la Parra)

Viernes 23/10 Conceptos narratológicos

Aproximaciones 10-19 (“Análisis de la narrativa”) Aproximaciones 19-21

(Práctica, ejercicios 1 y 2)

Guía 63-64 (“Glosario de términos literarios: Narrativa”)

Lunes 26/10 La narrativa naturalista española: Emilia Pardo Bazán

Aproximaciones 31 (“El Realismo” Propuesta del trabajo

final Aproximaciones 50-52 (Emilia Pardo Bazán)

Miércoles 28/10

La narrativa vanguardista hispanoamericana: Juan Rulfo

Aproximaciones 34-35 (“La narrativa hispanoamericana” y “El ‘Boom’”) Pregunta de discusión

4 (grupo B) Aproximaciones 68-72 (Juan Rulfo)

Viernes 30/10

La narrativa vanguardista hispanoamericana: Julio Cortázar

Aproximaciones 61-68 (Julio Cortázar)


Lunes 2/11 La narrativa existencialista española: San Manuel Bueno, mártir de Miguel de Unamuno

Aproximaciones 33 (“La generación del 98”)

Esquema de autor del trabajo final Aproximaciones 110-17 (San

Manuel Bueno, mártir, capítulos I-VI)

Miércoles 4/11 Aproximaciones 117-27 (San Manuel Bueno, mártir, capítulos VII-XIV)


Viernes 6/11 Aproximaciones 127-35 (San Manuel Bueno, mártir, capítulos XV-XXI)



Quinta parte EL DRAMA Fecha Temas Lectura antes de clase Tarea antes de clase

Lunes 9/11 Introducción: ¿qué es el drama?

Aproximaciones 252 (“El teatro”) Bibliografía del trabajo

final Aproximaciones 300-09 (Emilio Carballido)

Miércoles 11/11 Los problemas teóricos del drama

Aproximaciones 253-61 (“Análisis del teatro”, “Plano textual” y “Plano espectacular”)


Guía 70-72 (“Glosario de términos literarios: Teatro”)

Viernes 13/11 La fuerza performativa del lenguaje

Culler 95-108 (“Performative language”)


Lunes 16/11

El drama vanguardista español: La casa de Bernarda Alba de Federico García Lorca

Aproximaciones 283 (“García Lorca”) Esquema de autor

revisado del trabajo final Aproximaciones 223-24

(“Federico García Lorca”) Aproximaciones 335-47 (La casa de Bernarda Alba, acto I)

Bibliografía revisada del trabajo final

Miércoles 18/11 Aproximaciones 348-60 (La casa de Bernarda Alba, acto II)


Viernes 20/11 Aproximaciones 360-70 (La casa de Bernarda Alba, acto III)


Lunes 23/11 Taller del trabajo final I: estructura e investigación Cinco primeras páginas del trabajo final


Sexta parte EL ENSAYO Fecha Temas Lectura antes de clase Tarea antes de clase

Lunes 30/11 Introducción: ¿qué es el ensayo?

Aproximaciones 374-80 Corrección y esquema de lector de las cinco primeras páginas del trabajo final del compañero (edición en parejas)

Guía 72-73 (“Glosario de términos literarios: Ensayo”)

Aproximaciones 426-30 (Rosario Castellanos)

Miércoles 2/12 El ensayo romántico: Mariano José Larra

Aproximaciones 389 (“El costumbrismo”)

Esquema de lector de las cinco primeras páginas del trabajo final

Aproximaciones 401-11 (Mariano José de Larra)

Viernes 4/12 El ensayo político latinoamericano: Arturo Uslar Pietri

Aproximaciones 396-97 (“El nuevo ensayo” y “El ‘testimonio’”) Aproximaciones 411-22 (Arturo Uslar Pietri)

Lunes 7/12 El ensayo literario latinoamericano:

Otras inquisiciones de Borges (selección por determinar)

Cinco primeras páginas corregidas del trabajo final propio

Miércoles 9/12 Taller del trabajo final II: persuasión y estilo Viernes 11/12 Taller del trabajo final III: introducción y conclusión Martes 15/12 Trabajo final


BIBLIOGRAPHY Top recommendation. Book under course reserve at the Merrill-Cazier Library. E-book available through the Merrill-Cazier Library or online for free. Introductions to literary theory Blackwell, Frieda H., and Paul E. Larson. Guía básica de la crítica literaria y el trabajo de

investigación. Rev. Ángel Francisco Sánchez Escobar and Jesús Casado Rodrigo. Boston: Thomson Heinle, 2007.

Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. 2nd ed. rev. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2011.

Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction. Ed. rev. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 2008. Anthologies of theory and criticism Leitch, Vincent B., ed. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. 2nd ed. New York: Norton,

2010. Rivkin, Julie, and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden: Blackwell,

2004. Histories and reference guides to literary theory and criticism The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. 9 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1990-2013. Groden, Michael, Martin Kreiswirth, and Imre Szeman. The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary

Criticism and Theory. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 2005. Marchese, Angelo, and Joaquín Forradellas. Diccionario de retórica, crítica y terminología

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Academic style MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of

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frecuentes del español. Madrid: Espasa, 2013. Real Academia Española. Ortografía de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa, 2010. —. Ortografía básica de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa, 2012. ONLINE RESOURCES Reference guides to literary theory and criticism The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Criticism and Theory. Ed. Michael Groden, Martin Kreiswirth,

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