SPANISH 335 - Saints,Sinners,and Lunatics

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

What constitutes conformity and transgression in Early Modern Spain? Transvestites, nuns, visionaries, cross-dressers, clerics, wild men, neurotics, and poets are figures that receive a great deal of attention in a wide range of historical and literary discourses. This course considers the ways in which these figures were thought of as both ordinary and extraordinary. (Consider the case of a Spanish nun who escapes her convent, dresses as a man, travels to Peru, is later received by Philip IV, receives a pension from the Pope, and is made honorary citizen of Rome.) Students explore questions as to who and what constitutes a freak or monster, the values attached to these figures, and the way in which these texts call into question assumptions regarding conformity and transgression. Readings include texts from Spain and the New World. Students examine works by Fernando de Rojas, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderón, St. Teresa, Catalina de Erauso, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, among others. The course is conducted in Spanish.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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