SPAN 4183. Section 001. Spanish Senior Capstone: Modern Hispanic Theater. Fall 2005
Class meets in 134 KH (Kaufman Hall). MWF 1:30-2:20 PM. OU - MLLL
Instructor’s office: 131 KH (Kaufman Hall)
Office hours: MWF 11:00-11:30 AM, 12:30-1:30 PM, 2:30-3:00 PM, & by appt.
Phone: (405) 325-5845 (office); e mail: arlauer@ou.edu
Federico García Lorca
Syllabus:
1st week: First Evaluation Period:
M. 22 August: DAY 1: Introduction to the course. Aristotle's Poetics.
W. 24 August: DAY 2: Federico García Lorca. General introduction. MLA, ch. 1.
F. 26 August: DAY 3: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. The Twentieth Century. MLA, ch. 2.
2nd week:
M. 29 August: DAY 4: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. MLA, ch. 3.
W. 31 August: DAY 5: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. MLA, ch. 4.
F. 2 September: DAY 6: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA, ch. 5.
3rd week:
M. 5 September: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. No classes.
W. 7 September: DAY 7: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA, ch. 6.
F. 9 September: DAY 8: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA, ch. 7.
4th week: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS POR COMPOSITIONS.
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M. 12 September: DAY 9: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma (students choose).
W. 14 September: DAY 10: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma (students choose).
F. 16 September: DAY 11: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma (students choose).
5th week: Second Evaluation Period:
M. 19 September: DAY 12: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba. FIRST COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
W. 21 September: DAY 13: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba.
F. 23 September: DAY 14: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba.
6th week:
M. 26 September: DAY 15: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia. Introduction.
W. 28 September: DAY 16: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
F. 30 September: DAY 17: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
7th week:
M. 3 October: DAY 18: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
W. 5 October: DAY 19: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
F. 7 October: DAY 20: Texas game. No classes.
8th week:
M. 10 October: DAY 21: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba.
W. 12 October: DAY 22: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba.
F. 14 October: DAY 23: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba.
9th week: Third Evaluation Period: Introduction to the Absurd.
M. 17 October: DAY 24: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa. SECOND COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
W. 19 October: DAY 25: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa. [Luis Buñuel's Un Chien andalous (film)].
F. 21 October: DAY 26: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa.
10th week:
M. 24 October: DAY 27: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
W. 26 October: DAY 28: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
F. 28 October: DAY 29: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
11th week: BERTOLT BRECHT & EPIC THEATER
M. 31 October: DAY 30: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
W. 2 November: DAY 31: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
F. 4 November: DAY 32: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
12th week:
M. 7 November: DAY 33: Film on Miguel Mihura's Tres sombreros de copa.
W. 9 November: DAY 34: Film on Miguel Mihura's Tres sombreros de copa.
F. 11 November: DAY 35: Film on Miguel Mihura's Tres sombreros de copa.
13th week: Fourth Evaluation Period:
M. 14 November: DAY 36: Alfonso Sastre. Escuadra hacia la muerte. THIRD COMPOSITION DUE TODAY.
W. 16 November: DAY 37: Alfonso Sastre. Escuadra hacia la muerte.
F. 18 November: DAY 38: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil.
14th week:
M. 21 November: DAY 39: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil.
W. 23 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION. No classes.
F. 25 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION. No classes.
15th week:
M. 28 November: DAY 40: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
W. 30 November: DAY 41: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
F. 2 December: DAY 42: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
16th week:
M. 5 December: DAY 43: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz.
W. 7 December: DAY 44: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz.
F. 9 December: DAY 45: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz. FOURTH COMPOSITION TODAY.
FINAL EXAMINATION: 8:00-10:00 AM, Friday, 16 December:
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Texts:
- Buero Vallejo, Antonio. El tragaluz. Castalia didáctica. ISBN: 847039455X.
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Fuentes, Carlos. Ceremonias del alba. SIGLO XXI. ISBN: 9682316855. - 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.
- Recuerda, José Martín. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil and Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca. Cátedra: 8437601045.
- Sastre, Alfonso. Escuadra hacia la muerte. Clásicos Castalia. ISBN: 8470391879.
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Usigli, Rodolfo. El gesticulador. MEXICANOS UNIDOS. ISBN: 9681506049. - 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 and Alfonso Sastre; the expressionist theater of Ramón del Valle-Inclán; the absurdist (and very funny) theater of Miguel Mihura and Jardiel Poncela; and the contemporary realistic theater of Martín Recuerda. 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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97-100 A+ (4.3) Excellent
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For quizzes (10 pts.): -1 pt. = A
A+ = 0 absences
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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.
