HISP-S 418 Hispanic Drama   (3
credits)                                                 LITERATURE
Prerequisite:  S331 and S332 or equivalent

	This course offers an introduction to Hispanic drama from
the early modern age to the present, with texts from both sides of
the Atlantic.  The focus of the class discussion will be the
individual's response to a number of societal institutions: legal
authority, the honor code, marriage, etc.  Special attention will be
devoted to the unique nature of the theater and to its evolution in
both Spain and Spanish America.  Texts include Cervantes’s EL
RETABLO DE LAS MARAVILLAS, Calderón de la Barca's EL PINTOR DE SU
DESHONRA, Moratín's EL SI DE LAS NIZAS, Zorrilla's DON JUAN TENORIO,
García Lorca's LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA, Buero Vallejo's LAS
MENINAS, Sor Juana’s LOS EMPEZOS DE UNA CASA, Usigli’s CORONA DE
SOMBRA, and two one-act plays and a dramatic canto  from Spanish
America. In addition to doing the assigned readings and
participating in class discussions, students will have several short
writing assignments, work in the areas of staging and performance,
and take midterm and final exams.

Note:  The above course meets jointly with  HISP-S 498,  Readings
for Honors.

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