Professor: A. Robert Lauer
arlauer@ou.edu
SPAN 5203.001. Cervantes - Don Quijote.
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Spring 2005
The University of Oklahoma
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Meeting place: 233 KH (Kaufman Hall). Time: MWF 12:30-1:20 PM.
Dates: 18 January-6 May 2005
Instructor’s office: 131 KH (Kaufman Hall). Office hours: MWF
1:30-2:20 PM & by appt.
Telephone: (405) 325-5845 (office); e mail: arlauer@ou.edu
Syllabus:
1st week: First Evaluation Period:
M. 17 January: Day 0: MARTIN LUTHER
KING HOLIDAY.
W. 19 January: Day 1: Introduction.
Notes
on the novel.
F. 21 January: Day 2: Introduction.
Cervantes.
2nd week:
M. 24 January: Day 3: Introduction.
Fiction
Prior to Cervantes's Don Quijote.
W. 26 January: Day 4: Cervantes.
DQ
1:1-4.
*F. 28 January: Day 5: Cervantes. DQ
1:5-8
3rd week:
*M. 31 January: Day 6: Cervantes.
DQ
1:9-12.
*W. 2 February: Day 7: Cervantes.
DQ
1:13-16.
*F. 4 February:
Day 8: Cervantes. DQ 1:17-20.
4th week:
M. 7 February: Day
9: Cervantes. DQ 1:21-24.
W. 9 February: Day
10: Cervantes. DQ 1:25-28.
F. 11 February: Day
11: Cervantes. DQ 1:29-32.
5th week: Second Evaluation Period: 1st.
Paper/exam due on 2/14.
M. 14 February: Day 12:
Cervantes. DQ 1:33-36.
W. 16 February: Day 13: Cervantes.
DQ
1:37-40.
F. 18 February: Day 14:
Cervantes. DQ 1:41-44.
6th week:
M. 21 February: Day 15: Cervantes.
DQ
1:45-48
W. 23 February: Day 16: Cervantes.
DQ
1:49-52
*F. 25 February: Day 17: Cervantes.
DQ
2:1-4
7th week:
*M. 28 February: Day 18: Cervantes. DQ
2:5-8
*W. 2 March: Day 19: Cervantes.
DQ
2:9-12
*F. 4 March: Day 20: Cervantes.
DQ
2:13-16
8th week:
*M. 7 March: Day 21: Cervantes. DQ
2:17-20
W. 9 March: Day 22: Cervantes.
DQ
2:21-24
F. 11 March: Day 23: Cervantes.
DQ
2:25-28
12-20 MARCH 2005: SPRING VACATION. NO CLASSES.
9th week: Third Evaluation Period: 2nd.
Paper/exam due on 3/21.
M. 21 March: Day 22: Cervantes.
DQ
2:29-32
W. 23 March: Day 23: Cervantes.
DQ
2:33-36
F. 25 March: Day 26: Cervantes.
DQ
2:37-40.
10th week:
M. 28 March: Day 27: Cervantes.
DQ
2:41-44.
W. 30 March: Day 28: Cervantes.
DQ
2:45-48.
F. 1 April:
Day 29: Cervantes. DQ 2:49-52.
11th week:
M. 4 April: Day 30: Cervantes.
DQ
2:53-56.
W. 6 April: Day 31: Cervantes.
DQ
2:57-60.
F. 8 April: Day 32: Cervantes.
DQ
2:61-64.
12th week:
M. 11 April: Day 33: Cervantes.
DQ
2:65-68.
W. 13 April: Day 34: Cervantes.
DQ
2:69-72.
F. 15 April: Day 35:
Cervantes. DQ 2:73-74.
13th week: Fourth Evaluation Period: 3rd.
Paper/exam due on 4/18.
M. 18 April: Day 36: Ludwig Minkus,
comp. Don Quixote Ballet. (Kitri's Wedding).
W. 20 April: Day 37: Manuel de
Falla, comp. El retablo de Maese Pedro.
F. 22 April: Day 38: Richard
Strauss. Don Quixote. Gordon Lightfoot. Don Quixote.
14th week:
M. 25 April: Day 39: Grigori Kozintsev,
dir. Don Quixote. USSR, 1957.
W. 27 April: Day 40: Grigori Kozintsev,
dir. Don Quixote. USSR, 1957.
F. 29 April: Day 41: Grigori
Kozintsev, dir. Don Quixote. USSR, 1957.
15th week:
M. 2 May: Day 42: Hiller,
Arthur, dir. Man of La Mancha. USA, 1972.
W. 4 April: Day 43: Hiller, Arthur,
dir. Man of La Mancha. USA, 1972.
F. 6 April: Day 44: Hiller,
Arthur, dir. Man of La Mancha. USA, 1972.
Final examination: 1:30-3:30 PM,
Wednesday, 11 May 2005:
4th UnderGrad. paper / Grad. Research paper
due on 4/11.
Texts:
1. Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote
de la Mancha. Ed. Luis Andrés Murillo. 3 vols.
Madrid: Clásicos Castalia. ISBN: 84-7039-284-0. Softcover.
This is an excellent annotated edition of this very important work.
The third volume, a bibliography, is a must, especially for graduate students.
Those of you who might want to compare the original Spanish version with
the best English edition I know, the John Ormsby translation, may consult
Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. 1885. Joseph
R. Jones & Kenneth Douglas, eds. A Norton Critical Edition.
New York & London: W. W. Norton, 1981. ISBN: 0-393-09018-3.
Recommended Dictionary:
1. Simon and Schuster's International Dictionary: English/Spanish. Spanish/English.
2nd. Ed. New York: Macmillan, 1997. ISBN: 0-02-862013-5.
Course description:
A close reading of Cervantes's masterpiece, Don Quijote.
At least one film version of DQ will be shown in class.
Grading practices:
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For undergraduate students: four brief (3 pp. long) papers (take-home style)
in Spanish on topics relating to Don Quijote.
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For graduate students: Two mid-terms (take-home style) and a final on Don
Quijote, and a brief research paper (15-20 pp. long) following MLA
standards. The instructor will provide topics for students to choose
from the first day of class.
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 a 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.
NB: Enjoy the adventures
of Don Q!
Page created on
9 November 2004 by:
A. Robert Lauer
arlauer@ou.edu
Last updated on:
8 February 2005
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