OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate, for the Renaissance and Baroque periods, a good awareness of the literary representation in Spanish of the theme of the family and its evolution, with both a historical-cultural and aesthetic framing of the literary works tackled.
The syllabus is the same for both students and non-students; however, for the latter, a more in-depth study of the indicated critical bibliography is recommended.
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student must demonstrate that he/she knows and is able to understand the problems related to the representation of the theme chosen for the course through the specific literary languages of the various eras and poetics. On the basis of the notions learnt, also inspired by historiographic, sociological, anthropological and psychoanalytical readings, concerning the evolution of the family in modern Spain, the student will have to demonstrate the ability to elaborate discussions in Castilian language, even complex ones, on the theme. Students should have a good knowdledge of History of Spain and of Spanish Literature, from early age until XVII century
Students should have a good knowdledge of History of Spain and of Spanish Literature, from early age until XVII century
Lectures, delivered entirely in Spanish, with the aid of iconographic materials and audiovisual tools, including reading, translation, commentary, interpretation of the texts in the programme.
The student, in the final oral exam, must demonstrate that he/she knows and is able to understand the problems related to the representation of the theme
chosen for the course through the specific literary languages of the various periods and poetics. On the basis of the notions learnt, also inspired by historiographic, sociological, anthropological and psychoanalytical readings, concerning the evolution of the family in modern Spain, the student will have to demonstrate the ability to elaborate discussions in
Castilian language, even complex ones, on the theme.
Literary Texts:
-María de Zayas, Novelas amorosas y ejemplares, Madrid, Cátedra, 2000
-Geltrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Sab, Madrid, Cátedra, 2000
-Emilia Pardo Pazán, Un viaje de novios, Madrid, Alianza, u. r.
-Carmen Laforet, Nada, Barcelona, Destino, u. r.
-Sara Mesa, La Familia, Barcelona, Anagrama, 2022
Bibliografy:
-Augusto Guarino (ed.), Affinità selettive. La rappresentazione della famiglia contemporanea nella Penisola Iberica e in America Latina, Napoli, UniorPress, 2025, Il volume è scaricabile al link
http://www.fedoabooks.unina.it/index.php/fedoapress/catalog/series/numancia
-Marie-France Hirigoyen, El acoso moral. El maltrato psicológico en la vida cotidiana, (Título original: Le harcèlement moral 1998, por Éditions La Découverte y Syros), Traducción de Enrique Folch González, Barcelona, Ediciones Paidós Ibérica, S.A.,1999.
The course will afford the theme of the representation of gender-based violence, especially in the family context, through some texts by female authors of Spanish literature, from the 17th century to contemporary times.
Spanish
The syllabus is the same for students and non-students; however, for the latter, a deeper study of the critical bibliography indicated is recommended.
