Professor: A. Robert Lauer
SPAN 4153.  Section 002.  Spanish Literature to 1700.  Fall 2006 
Meeting Place: Kaufman Hall (KH), Room 134.  Meeting Times: MWF 11:30-12:20
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.  Office Hours: MWF: 11:00-11:30 am, 12:30-1:00 pm, and by appt.
Telephones: (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.  21 August:  DAY 1: Introduction to the course.  Map of Spain.
    W.  23 August:  DAY 2: La Edad Media (el siglo XI): Jarchas: 3-11.  MLA, ch. 1. First Inhabitants of Spain.
    F.   25 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.  28 August:      DAY 4: Anon., Cantar de mío Cid, pp. 21-29.  MLA, ch. 3.  The Sánchez Dynasty.
   W.  30 August:      DAY 5: Anon., Cantar de mío Cid, pp. 29-37.  MLA, ch. 4.  View web page on honor
   F.   1 September:  DAY 6: Film on El Cid.  MLA, ch. 5.
3rd week:
   M.  4 September: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.  No classes.
  *W.  6 September:  DAY 7: El siglo XIII: Gonzalo de Berceo; Siglo XIV, pp. 38-46.  MLA, ch. 6.
  *F.   8 September:  DAY 8: Siglo XIV: Don Juan Manuel, El Conde Lucanor, pp. 46-52.  MLA, ch. 7.
4th week:
   M.  11 September: DAY 9: Juan Ruiz (Arcipreste de Hita), Libro de buen amor, pp. 52-60.
   W.  13 September: DAY 10: Juan Ruiz (Arcipreste de Hita), Libro de buen amor, pp. 61-68. 
   F.   15 September: DAY 11: Film on Libro de buen amor.  1st COMPOSITION DUE ON 18 SEPTEMBER.  See General Instructions <click here>.
5th week: SECOND EVALUATION PERIOD (2nd. oF 4 GRADES):
   M.  18 September: DAY 12: El siglo XV: El Marqués de Santillana, pp. 69-77.  The House of Castile (royal genealogy)
   W.  20 September: DAY 13: El villancico & el romancero, pp. 78-86.  View web page on SPANISH VERSIFICATION.
   F.   22 September: DAY 14: El romancero, pp. 86-95.  View web page on LAUER'S RHETORIC.
6th week:
   M.  25 September: DAY 15: El romancero, pp. 95-107. View web page on LOVE.
   W.  27 September: DAY 16: Jorge Manrique, Coplas a la muerte de su padre, pp. 107-116.  The Dance of Death.
   F.   29 September: DAY 17: Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 117-125.
7th week:
   M.  2 October:  DAY 18: Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 126-135.
   W.  4 October:  DAY 19: Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 135-141. 
   F.   6 October:   FALL (TEXAS) HOLIDAY.  No classes.
8th week:
   M.    9 October:  DAY 20: Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 141-149. 
   W.  11 October: DAY 21:  Rojas, La Celestina, pp. 150-158.
   F.   13 October:  DAY 22: Film on La Celestina. 2nd COMPOSITION DUE ON 16 OCTOBER.  See General Instructions <click here>.
9th week: THIRD EVALUATION PERIOD (3rd OF 4 GRADES):
   M. 16 October:  DAY 23: El Siglo de Oro (siglos XVI-XVII): Garcilaso pp. 159-167. 
   W. 18 October:  DAY 24: El Renacimiento español.  Garcilaso de la Vega, poesía lírica, pp. 167-174.  Art show of Renaissance Art.
   F.  20 October:  DAY 25: Época de Felipe II.  Fray Luis de León, poesía lírica, pp. 175-179.
10th week:
   M.  23 October:  DAY 26: La mística española.  San Juan de la Cruz, poesía lírica, pp. 181-188.
   W.  25 October:  DAY 27: Anon., Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 189-197.
   F.   27 October:  DAY 28: Anon., Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 197-205.
11th week:
   M.  30 October:    DAY 29: Anon., Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 205-214. 
   W.  1 November:  DAY 30: Lazarillo de Tormes, pp. 214-19; Cervantes, pp. 219-23.
   F.   3 November:  DAY 31: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 224-32.  Art show of Baroque art.
12th week:
   M.  6 November:  DAY 32: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 232-39.
   W.  8 November:  DAY 33: Cervantes, Don Quijote, pp. 239-47; 
   F.  10 November:  DAY 34: Cervantes, DQ, pp. 247-53.  3rd COMPOSITION DUE ON 13 NOVEMBER.  See General Instructions <click here>.
13th week: FOURTH EVALUATION PERIOD (4th OF 4 GRADES): 
   M.  13 November: DAY 35: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 253-61.
   W.  15 November: DAY 36: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 261-70.
   F.   17 November: DAY 37: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 271-80.
14th week:
   M.  20 November: DAY 38: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, pp. 280-92.
   W.  22 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION.  No classes.
   F.   24 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION.  No classes.
15th week:
   M.  27 November: DAY 39: Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna, act I, pp. 293-13.
   W. 29 November:  DAY 40: Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna, act II, pp. 313-29. 
   F.     1 December:  DAY 41: Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna, act III, pp. 329-46. 
16th week:
   M.  4 December:  DAY 42: Luis de Góngora, poesía lírica, pp. 347-355. See sample of a poetry presentation.
   W.  6 December:  DAY 43: Lope de Vega, poesía lírica, pp. 356-362.   4th COMP. DUE ON 8 DEC.  See General Instructions <click here>
   F.   8 December:  DAY 44: Francisco de Quevedo, poesía lírica, pp. 362-367.   
FINAL EXAMINATION: Wednesday, 13 December: 1:30-3:30 PM (Trial based 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.  0-13-03338-9.
  • Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  6th. ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003.  ISBN: 0-87352-986-3.
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 Middle Ages to the Baroque.
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, attendance (1 class missed = A; 2 = B; 3 = C; 4 = D; 5 = F), individual class participation, brief (5') impromptu compositions written in class on material assigned, 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. 

Grading Scales:

For examination, compositions & presentations: 

97-100  A+   (4.3)   Excellent 
 93-96   A     (4.0) 
 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 absences
   A    =  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)

Creación de A. Robert Lauer:
13 octubre 2001

arlauer@ou.edu
Última actualización:
22 noviembre 2006
 
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