This subjet is an introduction to the Literature from XVI to XIX century. It is mandatory to read several books to follow the course. The studens must come to class with the books. The course has 6 generic axes.
UNIT 1. RENAISSANCE.
Readings
1. Poetry by Garcilaso
UNIT 2. TRANSITION RENAISSANCE-BAROQUE
Readings.
2. Hamlet, by Shakespeare
3. El casamiento engañoso y El coloquio de los perros (Novelas ejemplares), by Cervantes.
UNIT 3. BAROQUE
Readings.
4. El castigo son venganza, by Lope de Vega
5. El arte nuevo de hacer comedias, by Lope de Vega (on line. Link: http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/arte-nuevo-de-hacer-comedias-en-este-tiempo--0/html/)
UNIT 4. ENLIGHTENMENT
Readings.
6. Cándido, by Voltaire
UNIT 5. THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
Readings.
7. Don Carlos, infante de España, by Schiler
8. Artículos (selección), by Larra
UNIT 6. REALISM AND NATURALISM
Readings.
9. Pepita Jiménez, by Valera
10. La de Bringas, by Galdós
+ 2 extra more readings (provided at the begining of the course)