SPAN 4183. Section 001. Spanish Senior Capstone: Modern Hispanic Theater. Fall 2009
Class meets in 137 KH (Kaufman Hall). MWF 1:30-2:20 PM. OU - MLLL
Instructor’s office: 131 KH (Kaufman Hall)
Office hours: MWF 1:00-1:30 PM, 2:30-3:00 PM & by appt.
Phone: (405) 325-5845 (office); e mail: arlauer@ou.edu
Yerma
Federico García Lorca
Syllabus:
1st week: First Evaluation Period:
M. 24 August: DAY 1: Introduction to the course. Aristotle's Poetics.
W. 26 August: DAY 2: Federico García Lorca. General introduction. Quinquenio republicano (1931-36). MLA (3-14)
F. 28 August: DAY 3: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. The Twentieth Century (Eng.). The Twentieth Century (Spanish). MLA (15-26).
2nd week:
M. 31 August: DAY 4: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. MLA (27-38).
W. 2 September: DAY 5: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. MLA (39-50).
F. 4 September: DAY 6: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA (51-62).
3rd week:
M. 7 September:
W. 9 September: DAY 7: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA (63-74).
F. 11 September: DAY 8: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA (75-86).
4th week: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS POR COMPOSITIONS.
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M. 14 September: DAY 9: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma (students choose). FIRST COMPOSITION DUE TODAY. MLA (87-98).
W. 16 September: DAY 10: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma (students choose). MLA (99-110).
F. 18 September: DAY 11: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma (students choose). MLA (111-22). LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. No classes.
5th week: Second Evaluation Period:
*M. 21 September: DAY 12: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba. MLA (123-34).
*W. 23 September: DAY 13: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba. MLA (135-46).
*F. 25 September: DAY 14: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba. MLA (147-58).
6th week:
*M. 28 September: DAY 15: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba. MLA (159-70).
*W. 30 September: DAY 16: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba. MLA (171-82).
*F. 2 October: DAY 17: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba. MLA (183-94).
7th week:
M. 5 October: DAY 18: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia. Introduction. MLA (195-206).
W. 7 October: DAY 19: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia. MLA (207-18).
F. 9 October: DAY 20: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia. MLA (219-30).
8th week:
M. 12 October: DAY 21: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia. MLA (231-42).
W. 14 October: DAY 22: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia. MLA (243-56).
F. 16 October: DAY 23: FALL STUDENT HOLIDAY (Texas game). No classes.
9th week: Third Evaluation Period: Introduction to the Absurd.
M. 19 October: DAY 24: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa. SECOND COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
W. 21 October: DAY 25: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa. [Luis Buñuel's Un Chien andalous (film)].
F. 23 October: DAY 26: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa.
10th week:
M. 26 October: DAY 27: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
W. 28 October: DAY 28: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
F. 30 October: DAY 29: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
11th week: BERTOLT BRECHT & EPIC THEATER
M. 2 November: DAY 30: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
W. 4 November: DAY 31: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
F. 6 November: DAY 32: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
12th week:
M. 9 November: DAY 33: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz.
W. 11 November: DAY 34: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz.
F. 13 November: DAY 35: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz.
13th week: Fourth Evaluation Period:
M. 16 November: DAY 36: Antonio Bueno Vallejo. Un soñador para un pueblo. THIRD COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
W. 18 November: DAY 37: Antonio Bueno Vallejo. Un soñador para un pueblo.
F. 20 November: DAY 38: Antonio Bueno Vallejo. Un soñador para un pueblo.
14th week:
M. 23 November: DAY 39: Fim excerpts from Tres sombreros de copa or Luis Buñuel's Las hurdes or Un Chien andalou.
W. 25 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION. No classes.
F. 27 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION. No classes.
15th week:
M. 30 November: DAY 40: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil.
W. 2 December: DAY 41: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil.
F. 4 December: DAY 42: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil.
16th week:
M. 7 December: DAY 43: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
W. 9 December: DAY 44: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
F. 11 December: DAY 45: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca. FOURTH COMPOSITION TODAY.
FINAL EXAMINATION: 8:00-10:00 AM, Wednesday, 16 December:
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Texts:
- Buero Vallejo, Antonio. El tragaluz. Castalia didáctica. ISBN: 847039455X.
- Buero Vallejo, Antonio. Un soñador para un pueblo. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe. ISBN: 84-239-1875-0.
- García Lorca, Federico. Bodas de sangre. Castalia didáctica. ISBN: 8470398202.
- García Lorca, Federico. Yerma. Cátedra. ISBN: 8437600723.
- García Lorca, Federico. La casa de Bernarda Alba. Cátedra - Letras hispánicas, 43. 2000. Editor Josephs, Allen & Caballero, Juan. ISBN: 8437600685.
- Jardiel Poncela, Enrique. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro. Nueva Austral. ISBN: 8423918718.
- Mihura, Miguel. Tres sombreros de copa. CL. CASTALIA. ISBN: 8470392697.
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-60329-024-1.
- Recuerda, José Martín. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil and Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca. Cátedra: 8437601045.
- Valle-Inclán, Ramón del. Luces de Bohemia. Espasa Calpe - Nueva Austral, 1, 2001 Editor Zamora Vicente, Alonso. ISBN: 8423995879.
- Simon & Schuster’s International Dictionary English/Spanish Spanish/English. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1999. ISBN: 0-02-862013-5.
- This course covers some of the most important dramatists and plays of the modern period in Spain. We will cover Federico García Lorca’s rural tragedies (Bodas de sangre, Yerma, and La casa de Bernarda Alba); the political theater of Buero Vallejo (El tragaluz and Un soñador para un pueblo); the expressionist theater of Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Luces de Bohemia); the absurdist (and very funny) theater of Miguel Mihura (Tres sombreros de copa) and Jardiel Poncela (Eloísa está debajo de un almendro); and the contemporary realistic theater of Martín Recuerda (Las salvajes en Puente San Gil and Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca). Several movies will be shown in class on some of the plays.
Grading
Practices:
- Four quarterly evaluations based on class activities for each of the 4 periods, e.g., a 3 pp. take-home Spanish compositions on a topic assigned by the instructor (based on readings done previously in class) and written according to MLA guidelines, 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.
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93-100 A (4.0)
Excellent
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For quizzes (10 pts.): -1 pt. = A
A = 0-1 absence
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A (4) = maximum effort
c = credit (work done well)
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- 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.
