SPAN 546 Spanish Literature of the Turn of the Century (1880-1920)
Will explore the literature of Spain at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, focusing on transitional literature (theatre, novel, poetry, and essays) representing the Generation of 1898, Modernism, and the so-called Generation of 1912. Particular attention to the philosophical and aesthetic movements important in Europe as they affected Spain: Decadentism, Symbolism, etc. Among writers studied: Clarin, Unamuno, Valle-Inclan, Pardo Bazan, Machado, Ortega, and others.