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Literature - Barcelona, city of novels
University of Barcelona (UB)
Barcelona, Spain
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Prerequisites |
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Literature
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100
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Spanish
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1
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20
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One semester of college level Spanish language is recommended
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Term 2 : Barcelona and its writers
OBJECTIVES
To trace a route through the city of Barcelona and its relationship with oral literature (legends, traditions, etc…) as well as written literature. The first thematic axis -- which is included in the first term -- will be to see traditional tales and literary-cult ones, linked in one way or another with the city of Barcelona. In second place -- during the second term --, the history of literature written in the city will be looked at, as the center of the Spanish editorial world and link with European culture.
The study of texts will be accompanied with a detailed explanation of the landscape, culture and Barcelona society, thereby connecting the -- recently-arrived – student with a new and unknown reality to he or she, and therefore improving the student´s global understanding of Barcelona life.
Requires the comprehension and analysis of the said texts.
COURSE CONTENT
• Barcelona and the editorial industry in the XXth century.
• The Nadal literary prize and its novels.
• Female writers in Barcelona.
• Descriptive pictures of the city.
• Poets in the Ramblas and in the red light district.
• Poets at the University of Barcelona.
READING LIST
Diccionario de español (VOX, RAE, Sopena)
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