HISP-S 450  DON QUIJOTE  (3 credits)               LITERATURE
Prerequisite:  For students who matriculated prior to fall 2010:
Two courses completed from: HISP-S 328, S331, S332, S333, or S334.
For students who matriculated summer 2010 or after:  (S328 and S324)
OR (S328 and S326) AND any other 300-level Spanish class.

This course explores the richness and complexity of Miguel de
Cervantes’s fictional world with a close reading of DON QUIJOTE,
Parts I and II. We will investigate the interplay between this
masterpiece and the socio-historical worlds of early modern Spain;
questions of human existence, literary tradition and self-
consciousness in art; and the critical reception of the work. The
course will be conducted in Spanish.

Evaluation:

Midterm exam				25%
Final exam				25%
Written assignments 			30%
Class participation and preparation 	20%

HISP-S 450  #28317  11:15A-12:30P  TR  BH 331  Prof. Catherine Larson

Note:  This course carries A & H credit.