Spanish Culture - from the Renaissance to the Baroque

Code:

LLC021

Acronym:

CERB

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Cultural Studies - Hispanic

Instance: 2017/2018 - 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
LLC	1	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Português e Espanhol

Objectives

To make available to students a large vision of the "Siglo de Oro", of the concepts of Renaissance and Baroque and, at the same time, perspecives focused on important facts and moments of the cultural evolution of the Early Modern Spain; to propiciate to students frameworks and critical perspectives about this historical-cultural period.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, the students must be able to identify, problematize and apply with theoretical rigor the concepts of "Siglo de oro", Renaissance and Baroque; they must also be able to identify and frame the historical-cultural, literairy and artistic most imprtant moments and facts of Early Modern Sapnish Culture.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

As the contents will be taught also in Spanish language, it is desirable that the students have at least a B1 level of linguistic competence in Spanish.

Program

1. The concepts of "Siglo de Oro"/ "Siglos de Oro", Renaissande and Baroque;
2. From the Catholic Kings to Philip II: the cultural, politic, religious and social profound transformations, and its geographical frame.
3. Renaissance and Humanism: Ancient and Modern, Society and Culture, Arts and Letters, Language and Literature;
4. The transition between Renaissance and Baroque; the Counter Reformation;
5. The splendor of the Spanish baroque.

Mandatory literature

Bartolomé de las Casas, Bispo de Chiapa 1484-1566; Brevísima relación de la destruición de las Indias. ISBN: 84-7039-833-4
Antonio de Nebrija; Prólogo a la gramática de la Lengua Castellana, http://www.biblioteca.org.ar/libros/1285.pdf. ISBN: on-line
Monzón, Francisco de; norte de idiotas, http://cvc.cervantes.es/literatura/aiso/pdf/03/aiso_3_3_015.pdf, 1563. ISBN: on-line
VV.AA; La Corte del Barroco textos literarios, avisos, manuales de corte, etiqueta y oratoria., Ediciones Polifemo, 2016. ISBN: 9788416335282
Jesús de la Iglesia; El debate sobre el tratamiento a los pobres durante el siglo XVI, https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/2816936.pdf. ISBN: on-line

Complementary Bibliography

Alborg Juan Luis; Historia de la literatura espanola. ISBN: 84-249-1483-X
Bennassar Bartolomé; La Espana del siglo de oro. ISBN: 84-7423-200-7
Bennassar Bartolomé; La^Espana de los Austrias (1516-1700). ISBN: 9788484326885
Bennassar Bartolomé; Espana. ISBN: 84-7425-971-0
Díez-Echarri Emiliano; Historia de la literatura espanola e hispanoamericana. ISBN: 84-03-27023-2
Gil Fernández, Gómez Canseco, et alii; La cultura española en la Edad Moderna, Eds. Istmo, 2004. ISBN: 84-7090-444-2
Maravall José Antonio 1911-1986; La^cultura del barroco. ISBN: 84-344-8339-4
Menéndez Pidal Ramón 1869-1968; Historia de la cultura espanola. ISBN: 84-239-9607-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical, theoretical-practical and student oral partcipation, with text comments, audio-visual cultural products (documentaries, moovies, and others).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	25,00
Teste	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

N/A

Calculation formula of final grade

3 written tests, weighing 25% each
Oral presentation/participation: 75%

The evaluation is composed by 3 written tests (5/20 points each), to be made in the classroom on dates fixed in the beginning of the semester, and by an oral presentation (5720) of a text, theme or bibliography during the semester.

In the oral presentation of the selected theme, its clarity, understanding and tepht will be particularly valued, also considering the quality of the used information sources.

Examinations or Special Assignments

N/A

Internship work/project

N/A

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The worker-students are not required to attend classes, but they must comply with the different evaluation components (3 written tests and 1 oral presentation).

Classification improvement

N/A