Undergraduate Course: The Pursuit of Reality: Modern Spanish Fiction (Ordinary) (ELCH09011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This option will study works by post Civil War writers. The novels chosen are written in radically different styles, ranging from social realism and naturalism to post-modernity or extreme experimentalism, and treat an array of themes; the conflict between the individual and society, the struggle against social norms and sexual morality, the deployment of fiction as a means of shaping both personal and national identity, and the alienating effects of modern society. Via these novels a variety of issues will be considered, such as the changing role of the novel over the twentieth century, the way novelists create an individual "voice" in dialogue with their predecessors, the function of the reader in the interpretative process, and the socio-political environment and sexual politics of reading and writing fiction. |
| Course description |
This course will study works by post Civil War writers. The novels chosen are written in radically different styles, ranging from social realism and naturalism to post-modernity or extreme experimentalism, and treat an array of themes; the conflict between the individual and society, the struggle against social norms and sexual morality, the deployment of fiction as a means of shaping both personal and national identity, and the alienating effects of modern society. Via these novels a variety of issues will be considered, such as the changing role of the novel over the twentieth century, the way novelists create an individual "voice" in dialogue with their predecessors, the function of the reader in the interpretative process, and the socio-political environment and sexual politics of reading and writing fiction.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s). |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 3 |
| 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 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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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 (one question to be answered in a time limited take-home essay) |
| Feedback |
Oral and written feedback on Essay and on formative presentation as well as exam by both internal examiners (only written) |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understanding of 20th century Spain through the study of the different literacy techniques used by different authors.
- Understanding the development of the Spanish Novel in the context of Spanish history
- Reflect critically and make judgements in light of evidence and argument
- Extract and synthesize key information from written and spoken sources
- Enjoy learning
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Reading List
El Jarama, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Tiempo de Silencio, Luís Martín Santos
Últimas tardes con Teresa, Juan Marsé
La verdad sobre el caso Savolta, Eduardo Mendoza
El mismo mar de todos los veranos, Esther Tusquets
Los santos inocentes, Miguel Delibes
Los alegres muchachos de Atzavara, Manuel Váquez Montalbán
Soldados de Salamina, Javier Cercas
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jose Saval
Tel: (0131 6)50 3677
Email: Jose.Saval@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kat Zabecka
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: K.Zabecka@ed.ac.uk |
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