Professor: A. Robert Lauer
SPAN 4153.  Section 001.  Spanish Literature to 1700.  Fall 2011
Meeting Place: Kaufman Hall (KH), Room 319.  Meeting Times: MWF 10:30-11:20 am 
The University of Oklahoma Department of Modern Languages Literatures, and Linguistics (MLLL) 
780 Van Vleet Oval, Room 206 / Norman, Oklahoma 73019-2032 / USA 
Instructor's Office: 131 KH (Kaufman Hall).  Office Hours: MWF: 10:00-10:30 am, 11:30-12:00 noon, and by appt. 
Telephone: (405) 325-5845 (office); e-mail: arlauer@ou.edu
Web page for this course: <http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/A-Robert.R.Lauer-1/SPAN4153.html> 


El Alcázar de Segovia

Syllabus:

 
1st week: FIRST EVALUATION PERIOD (1st. OF 4 GRADES): 
    M.  22 August:  DAY 1: Introduction to the course.  Map of Spain. First Inhabitants of Spain. Mapas políticos de España.
    W.  24 August:  DAY 2: La Edad Media (el siglo XI): Jarchas: 3-11.  MLA (ch. 1). 
    F.   26 August:  DAY 3: El siglo XII: Anon., Cantar de mío Cid, pp. 12-21. MLA (ch. 2).  Complete royal genealogy from 718 to the present. 
2nd week:
   M.  29 August:        DAY 4: Anon., Cantar de mío Cid, pp. 21-29.  MLA (ch. 3).  The House of Castile. 
   W.  31 August:        DAY 5: Anon., Cantar de mío Cid, pp. 29-37.  MLA (ch. 4). View web page on Honor. 
    F.     2 September:  DAY 6:  El siglo XIII: Gonzalo de Berceo; Siglo XIV, pp. 38-46.  MLA (ch. 5). 
3rd week: 
   M.    5 September:LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.  No class today.
   W.    7 September:  DAY 7:  Siglo XIV: Don Juan Manuel, El Conde Lucanor, pp. 46-52.  MLA (ch. 6). 
   F.      9 September:  DAY 8: Juan Ruiz (Arcipreste de Hita), Libro de buen amor, pp. 52-60. MLA (ch. 7). 
4th week: 
   M.  12 September: DAY 9:  Juan Ruiz (Arcipreste de Hita), Libro de buen amor, pp. 61-68. 
   W.  14 September: DAY 10: El siglo XV: El Marqués de Santillana, pp. 69-77.  The House of Castile (royal genealogy). 
   F.   16 September: DAY 11: El villancico & el romancero, pp. 78-86. See General Instructions «--- click the link and peruse the document before you write your paper. 
 
5th week: SECOND EVALUATION PERIOD (2nd. oF 4 GRADES): 
   M.  19 September: DAY 12: El romancero, pp. 86-95.   View web page on LAUER'S RHETORIC.  FIRST COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
   W.  21 September: DAY 13: El romancero, pp. 95-107. View web page on LOVE. View web page on SPANISH VERSIFICATION. 
   F.   23 September: DAY 14: Jorge Manrique, Coplas a la muerte de su padre, pp. 107-116.  The Dance of Death. 
6th week:
   M.  26 September: DAY 15:  Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 117-125. 
   W.  28 September: DAY 16: Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 126-135. 
   F.    30 September:  Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 135-141.
7th week: 
   M.  3 October:  DAY 17:  Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 141-149. 
   W.  5 October:  DAY 18:  Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 150-158. 
   F.   7 October: DAY 19:  FALL STUDENT HOLIDAY (Texas game).  No class today.
8th week:
   M.  10 October:    DAY 20:   Film on La Celestina. 
   W.  12 October:    DAY 21:   El Siglo de Oro (siglos XVI-XVII): Garcilaso pp. 159-167. 
   F.   14 October:    DAY 22:    El Renacimiento español.  Garcilaso de la Vega, poesía lírica, pp. 167-174.  Art show of Renaissance Art.    See General Instructions «--- click the link and peruse the document before you write your paper.
 
9th week: THIRD EVALUATION PERIOD (3rd OF 4 GRADES): 
   M. 17 October:  DAY 23: Época de Felipe II.  Fray Luis de León, poesía lírica, pp. 175-179. SECOND COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
   W. 19 October:  DAY 24:  La mística española.  San Juan de la Cruz, poesía lírica, pp. 181-188. 
   F.  21 October:  DAY 25:  Anon., Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 189-197. 
10th week: 
   M.  24 October:  DAY 26:  Anon., Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 198-205. 
 *W.  26 October:  DAY 27:  Film on El Cid. 
 *F.   28 October:  DAY 28:   Film on Libro de buen amor.
11th week:
   M.  31 October:    DAY 29: Anon., Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 206-214. 
   W.  2 November:  DAY 30: Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 215-19; Cervantes, pp. 219-23. 
   F.   4 November:  DAY 31: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 224-32.  Art show of Baroque art. 
12th week:
   M.    7 November:  DAY 32: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 232-39. 
   W.    9 November:  DAY 33: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote, pp. 239-47; 
   F.   11 November:  DAY 34:  Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote, pp. 248-53.  See General Instructions «---click the link and peruse the document before you write your paper.
 
13th week: FOURTH EVALUATION PERIOD (4th OF 4 GRADES): 
   M.  14 November: DAY 35: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 253-61. THIRD COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
   W.  16 November: DAY 36: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 261-70. 
   F.    18 November: DAY 37: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 271-80. 
14th week: 
   M.  21 November: DAY 38: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 280-92. 
   W.  23 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION.  No class today.
   F.   25 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION.  No class today.
15th week:
   M.  28 November:  DAY 39: Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna, act I, pp. 293-13. 
   W.  30 November:  DAY 40: Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna, act II, pp. 313-29. 
   F.     2  December:  DAY 41: Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna, act III, pp. 329-46. See General Instructions «--- click the link and peruse the document before you write your paper. 
16th week:
   M.    5 December:  DAY 42: Luis de Góngora, poesía lírica, pp. 347-355. See sample of a poetry presentation. FOURTH COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
   W.    7 December:  DAY 43: Lope de Vega, poesía lírica, pp. 356-362
   F.      9 December:  DAY 44: Francisco de Quevedo, poesía lírica, pp. 362-367. 
 
FINAL EXAMINATION (DAY 45): Friday, 16 December: 8:00-10:00 AM (Film or Trial on Fuenteovejuna).
Inactive file: See sample tests & quizzes. 
 
Texts:
  • Sánchez-Romeralo, Antonio and Fernando Ibarra, eds. Antología de autores españoles antiguos y modernos.  Vol. 1. Antiguos.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.  ISBN: 0-13-03338-9.
  • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  7th. ed.  New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2009.  ISBN: 978-1-60329-024-1.
Highly Recommended Dictionary:
  • Simon & Schuster's International Dictionary English/Spanish Spanish/English.  2nd  ed.   New York: Macmillan, 1999.  ISBN: 0-02-862013-5.
 
Course Description:

A study of representative works from the Spanish Middle Ages to the Baroque (17th C.).
 
Class Goals:
  • By the end of the semester, the students a) will have been acquainted with the main authors and texts from the Spanish Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque; b) will be able to recognize genres (epic, story, lyric, drama), literary movements, and general themes (from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque); c) will be able to analyze poetic and prose texts, formally, descriptively, and analytically; d) will have increased their general cultural level of early Hispanic civilization, and e) will have developed their critical skills in the following five areas: thinking (factual and critical), reading (descriptive and analytical), writing (sequential and logical), listening (specific and conceptual), and speaking (selective and extensive [dialogue form]). 
 
Grading Practices:
  • Four quarterly evaluations based on class activities for each of the 4 periods, e.g., a 3 pp. take-home composition on a topic assigned by the instructor on material covered in class previously, and written according to the latest MLA guidelines; other factors to be considered are attendance, quizzes (if any), individual class participation, brief (5') impromptu compositions written in class, and group activities.
 
Addenda:
  • Students with disabilities:  Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so we can discuss accomodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.
  • Academic misconduct:  Students should be aware that academic misconduct entails severe penalties and the resentment of honest students.  For your information, "Academic misconduct includes (a) cheating (using unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise), plagiarism, falsification of records, unauthorized possession of examinations, intimidation, and any and all other actions that may improperly effect the evaluation of a student's academic performance or achievement; (b) assisting others in any such act; or (c) attempts to engage in such acts" (Student Code Book, p. 21).  For any such act of misconduct charge must be made. If the charge is proven, the instructor assigns a predetermined grade penalty (maximum of F) and the Provost may take disciplinary action as severe as permanent expulsion.  For more detailed information, consult the Student Code Book. 
  • "It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide without penalty for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required class work that may fall on religious holidays" (The Faculty Handbook 3.13.2).
  • Please arrive on time to class, turn off your cell phones and other electronic devices (they don't like classroom activities anyway), and stay in class until it ends. 
  • Please visit the facilities before or after class.   Thanks!

Grading Scales:

 
For examination, compositions & presentations: 

93-100   A       (4.00)  Excellent 
  90-92   A-     (3.67) 
  87-89   B+    (3.33) 
  83-86   B      (3.00)   Good 
  80-82   B-     (2.67) 
  77-79   C+    (2.33) 
  73-76   C      (2.00)   Fair 
  70-72   C-    (1.67) 
  67-69   D+   (1.33) 
  63-66   D     (1.00)   Poor 
  60-62   D-    (0.67) 
    0-59   F      (0.00) Fail 
 
For quizzes (10 pts.): 

  -1 pt.   = A 
  -2 pts. =  B 
  -3 pts. =  C 
  -4 pts. =  D 
  -5 pts. =  F 

Attendance:

   A    =  0-1 absence 
   B    =  2 absences 
   C    =  3 absences 
   D    =  4 absences 
   F     =  5 or more 
For class participation & Group Work Activities:

  A   (4)  =  maximum effort 
  B   (3)  =  good effort 
  C   (2)  =  average effort 
  D   (1)  =  minimun effort 
  F    (0)  =  no effort, absent

Homework & impromptu compositions:

  c   = credit  (work done well) 
  ½  = credit  (work done partially) 
  nc  = (work not done or not done well)

 
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Last updated on:
  9 Sept. 2011