SPAN 644
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<i>Don Quijote.</i>
Spanish and Portuguese
College of Humanities
Course Description
In-depth study of Cervantes's El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha.
When Taught
Contact Department
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Span 441 or equivalent
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Research Paper
Learning Outcome
Express one's insights in a research paper which makes appropriate use of secondary sources and demonstrates mastery of MLA protocols.
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Literary and Cultural Context
Learning Outcome
Describe in detail the literary and cultural context in which Don Quijote was written, including the relationships between the novel and its literary antecedents (such as the chivalric, the picaresque, the pastoral, and Moorish novels), as well as the history of the comic vs. tragic interpretations of Don Quijote.
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Tendencies and Impact
Learning Outcome
Outline the realist and the metafictional tendencies of Don Quijote, and discuss in detail the impact the novel has had on the development of these novelistic modes in subsequent literature.
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Innovations
Learning Outcome
Describe, in detail and using pertinent critical/theoretical vocabulary, the stylistic, narratological, and generic innovations Cervantes uses to create in Don Quijote what some have termed the first modern novel.
