Medieval Spanish Literature

Code:

LLC081

Acronym:

LEIM

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	0	LA - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	52	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide students with an in-depth contact with some of the most important texts of Castilian literature of the 12th and 13th centuries. To draw the aesthetic, cultural and social context in which the said texts were produced and received, stimulating students to understand the role of literary production in this period, especially in what concerns the culture and identity of Spain.

Learning outcomes and competences

To identify the most importan castillian literature of the 12th and 13th centuries. To analise criticaly  the texts above mencioned.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction to Castilian Medieval Literature 1.1 Castile in the European and Iberian contexts 1.2 Space diversity and the reconquista 1.3 Social groups and the monarchy 1.4 Oral culture, written culture and their actors 2. Castile and European courtly literature 2.1 Occitan troubadours in the Iberian peninsula 2.2 Galician-portuguese poetry and the Castilian milieu 2.3 The Razón de Amor 2.4 Alfonso X, troubadour and sponsor 3. From the epic tales to the “cantar de gesta” 3.1 Cantar de Mio Cid and its problems 3.2 The Cid in Latin and Romance historiography 3.3 Epic traditions, “cantar de gesta” and the collection of romances 4. A Castilian specificity: the “mester de clerecia” 4.1 Literary awareness and formal construction 4.2 Hagiography, propaganda and the art of narrating in Gonzalo de Berceo 4.3 Epic traditions and the “mester de clerecia”: The poem of Fernán Gonzalez 4.4 The Mocedades de Rodrigo and the late “cantar de gesta”.

Complementary Bibliography: Texts: “La Razón de Amor con os Denuestos del Agua y del Vino”, in FRANCHINI, 1993 (see below); Vida de San Millán de la Cogolla, Edición y comentario de Brian DUTTON, Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1992; Poema de Fernan Gonzalez, ed. Juan VICTORIO, Madrid, Cátedra, 1981. Studies: (1) CORREIA, Carla, «A Razón de Amor e a Poesia Galego-Portuguesa», in Seminário Medieval 2009-2011, ed. Mª do Rosário Ferreira, Ana Sofia Laranjinha et José Carlos Miranda, Porto, Estratégias Criativas, 2011, pp. 125-180; FRANCHINI, Enzo, El manuscrito, la lengua y el ser literario de la Razon de Amor, Madrid, Biblioteca de Filologia Hispanica, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 1993; MARAVALL CASESNOVES, José Antonio, El concepto de España en la Edad Media, Madrid, Centro de Estudios Constitucionales, 1997; SÁNCHEZ-ALBORNOZ, Claudio, España, un enigma historico, (2ª ed.) 2 voll., Barcelona, Edhasa, 2001. (2-4) CATALÁN, Diego, La épica española. Nueva documentación y nueva evaluación, Madrid, Fundación Ramón Menéndez Pidal, 2001; CATALÁN, Diego, El Cid en la historia y sus inventores, Madrid, Fundación Ramón Menéndez Pidal, 2002; CLAVERO, Dolores, Romances viejos de temas épicos nacionales. Relaciones con gestas y crónicas, Madrid, Ediciones del Orto, 1994; MÁRQUEZ VILLANUEVA, Francisco, El concepto cultural alfonsi, Barcelona, E. Bellaterra, 2004; MENÉNDEZ PIDAL, Ramón, Poesía juglaresca y juglares, (7th ed.) Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, 1975; RICHTHOFEN, Erich von, Estudios épicos medievales, Madrid, Gredos, 1954; REGUERA, José Montero, “Razón de amor y la literatura provenzal” in Medievalismo: Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Estudios Medievales , 1996, pp. 161-182; SAUGNIEUX, Joël, Berceo y las culturas del siglo XIII, Logroño, Instituto de Estudios Riojanos, 1982; SALVADOR MIGUEL, Nicasio, El mester de clerecia, Madrid, La Muralla, 1973.

Mandatory literature

Menéndez Pidal, Ramón, 1869-1968; La Espana del Cid
Alvar, Manuel 340; Épica espanola medieval. ISBN: 84-276-0560-9
Martin, Georges; Les juges de Castille. ISBN: 2-902966-06-7
Smith, Colin 340; Poema de mio Cid. ISBN: 84-376-0060-X
Castro, Américo; Espana en su historia. ISBN: 84-7423-187-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes.

keywords

Humanities
Humanities > Literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam: 30%; research assignment: 70%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Notes on the bibliography: In addition to the bibliographical references, most recommended editions have interpretative and contextual introductions that will help the first analysis of the works.