SN 377 - Spanish Literature of Fantasy, Mystery, and Terror

(3.00 cr.)

Literature devoted to the exploration of the irrational in human experience, whether in the form of fear of the unknown or the examination of criminal impulses, forms an essential part of modern culture. In this course, the evolution of this tendency in Spain from the Gothic literature that appears as a reaction to the Enlightenment at the end of the eighteenth century to the new aesthetics of irrationality that arises at the close of the nineteenth century with Modernismo is studied. In this context students read some of the most important authors of the period, such as José de Cadalso, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, Emilia Pardo Bazán, and Ramón María del Valle-Inclán.

Prerequisite: SN 203 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies

Interdisciplinary Studies: CU/ICL