Course Catalog - 2004-2005

     

SPAN 435 - THE MODERN SPANISH ESSAY

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Department: Spanish
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: THE MODERN SPANISH ESSAY ***** Readings from representative essayists who attempt to define Spain's situation in response to the challenges of European modernity. Spanish "Europeanizers" vs. defenders of Spain's "differences" from Europe, scientific vs. anti-scientific rhetorical models, hierarchies of gender and genre, interpretations of Spanish landscape. ***** Prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor. ***** Not offered 2004-2005. ***** Instructor(s): Kauffmann