SPAN 327 Going Rogue: Spanish Picaresque
This course will focus upon a close reading of representative selections of the autobiographical picaresque novel and short story in sixteenth century Spain. The pícaro's realistic exploits, observations and social satire reveal the tenuous intersection between politics and culture and the growing chasm between the social classes in baroque Spain. The course will explore how the picaresque novel is revisited in contemporary "literatura sicaresca," a relatively new genre of crime fiction that has developed over the past two decades which deals with urban transformations, violence and drug-trafficking. Conducted entirely in Spanish with class discussions, and weekly practice writing commentaries on texts.
Prerequisite
SPAN 300 or SPAN 301