Undergraduate Course: The Generation of 98: The Social and Cultural Contexts of Pre-War Literature (ELCH10049)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course examines the role of the Generation of 98 in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Spanish literature (1895-1936). The members of the Generation were deeply committed to the fervent political and cultural debate which began before 1898 and persisted until the Civil War. Recent research has also extolled the Modernist features of their works. In order to place the Generation of 98 in its historical, cultural and literary contexts, this course discusses a selection of texts that show the Noventayochistas4 concern in: the scrutiny of Spanish national identity and of its role in the Spanish decadence that led to the 1898 crisis; Spanish politics from the 1880s to the Civil War; the impact of the crisis in the early-twentieth-century novel, poetry and drama; the representations of Modernism; and the influence of the Generation of 98 upon later literary groups, especially Novecentismo. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | Entry to Spanish Hons required. |
| Additional Costs | Cost of books in the reading list |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
30% coursework (one 1,500-word essay) / 70% exam (two questions to be answered in two hours) |
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| Exam Information |
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Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is three-fold - it seeks:
(1) to provide an extensive analysis of Spanish literature in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Spain,
(2) to understand fully and comprehensively the cultural and historical conditions that had an effect on late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Spanish literature,
(3) to show the relevance of the Generation of 98 in Modern Spanish Literature, with especial attention to (a) its outstanding literary quality, and (b) its paramount influence upon twentieth-century literature and politics.
In so doing, the course also seeks to improve the learners4 analytical and critical capacities.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | DELC Gen 98 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof John Ardila
Tel: (0131 6)50 3679
Email: j.ardila@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr David Warnock
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: David.Warnock@ed.ac.uk |
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