SN 376 - Spanish Romantic Prose

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SN 203 or SN 217 or written permission of the instructor. Focuses on the development of narrative prose in Spain during the period 1800-1870, with special attention paid to the themes of freedom and order as they relate to the position of the individual in modern society. Readings include works by the major writers of the romantic and postromantic movements in Spain, including Larra, Bécquer, Alarcón, and Fernán Caballero.