SPANISH COLONIAL LITERATuRE SPANISH 450

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Spanish Colonial Literature
Spanish 450
Professor: Zane U. Segle
Class: MWF – 1100-1150
Capers Hall: 222
Office: Bond Hall 150
Office Hours: MW – 1300-1500
Email: seglez1@citadel.edu
Texts: Texts provided by Dr. Segle
ABOUT THE COURSE
KEYS TO SUCCESS
the conquest of the Americas and it is
This course will examine the colonial
This course will require consistent
my hope that by reading and discussing
history of the American continent as
attention and effort. Your success in this
primary texts that we as a class may
interpreted through the various
class will depend on doing the reading,
“discover” our own conclusions and feel
historical accounts written by
participating in class discussions and
confident with our individual
eyewitnesses of the conquest. We will
completing of homework.
interpretations of the events.
cover two centuries of writings from
the late fifteenth to the seventeenth
Beginning with Christopher Columbus,
century.
the trajectory of this course will take us
We will examine many relaciones or
historical accounts of the conquest,
letters, documents, poetry and other
historical artifacts to learn of the social,
political, religious and economical
significance of the colonial era.
through the conquest and so-called
pacification of the natives of what is
now Mexico, the Andes and other
regions of Latin America. Ultimately,
COURSEWORK
Participation………..20%
Presentations……….10%
Essays……………...30%
Exams.……………..20%
Final Exam………….20%
the purpose of this class is to critically
examine the literature of the conquest
in hopes that it will force us to
There has been much debate regarding
reexamine the world around us.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
If you find yourself in the unique situation where you will miss class or you’re unable to turn in an
assignment, it is your responsibility to inform the professor within 24 hours of class with an explanation. The
professor reserves the right to evaluate the circumstances and the explanation in order to determine if the
student merits special consideration.
The professor reserves the right to modify any aspect the syllabus. During class, the professor likewise reserves
the right to dismiss any student whose behavior negatively affects the class. Such a dismissal is an absence.
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Lorem Ipsum
Spanish Colonial Literature
Spanish 450
Todo parece de plata [...] esta
ciudad está fundada en una gran
laguna salada [...] Es tan
grande la ciudad como Sevilla y
Córdoba [...] tiene una plaza tan
grande como dos veces la ciudad
de Salamanca [...] Hay muchas
mezquitas o casas de sus ídolos de
muy hermosos edificios, de
maravillosa grandeza y altura.
HORARIO DE CLASES
AGOSTO
27 – Introducción al curso
29 – Introducción a la literatura
colonial; Cristóbal Colón
SEPTIEMBRE
1 – Cristóbal Colón
3 – Cristóbal Colón
5 – Cristóbal Colón
8 – Cristóbal Colón
10 – Hernán Cortés
12 – Hernán Cortés
15 – Hernán Cortés
17 – Hernán Cortés
19 –Bartolomé de las Casas
22 – Bartolomé de las Casas
24 – Bartolomé de las Casas
26 – Bernardino de Sahagún
29 – Bernardino de Sahagún
OCTUBRE
1 – Bernardino de Sahagún
3 – Bernardino de Sahagún
6 – Garcilaso de la Vega “El Inca”
8 – Garcilaso de la Vega “El Inca”
HERNÁN CORTÉS
10 – Garcilaso de la Vega “El Inca”
13 – Garcilaso de la Vega “El Inca”
DICIEMBRE
15 – Cabeza de Vaca
1 – Presentaciones
17 – Cabeza de Vaca
3 – Presentaciones
20 – Cabeza de Vaca
5 – Presentaciones
22 – Cabeza de Vaca
8 – Presentaciones
24 – Cabeza de Vaca
10 – Repasar para el examen final
27 – Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
16 – Examen final a las 1300 horas
29 – Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
31 – Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
NOVIEMBRE
3 – Guamán Poma de Ayala
5 – Guamán Poma de Ayala
7 – Guamán Poma de Ayala
10 – Guamán Poma de Ayala
12 – Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
14 – Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
17 – Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
19 – Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
21 – Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
24-28 – NO HAY CLASE