SN 362 - Spanish Literature at the Turn of the Century

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SN 203 or SN 217 or written permission of the instructor. Examines the various literary and philosophical responses among Spanish writers to the loss of the last colonies after the war of 1898 and the paradoxical entrance of Spain into the twentieth century. Focuses on the major intellectual trends in Europe and the Americas which influenced radical changes of style and structure in the narrative, poetry, and theatre of the period. Readings include works by Miguel de Unamuno, Pío Baroja, Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Antonio Machado.