Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Literatures

This survey of the literatures and cultures of medieval and early modern Iberia covers different kinds of literary texts, including lyric and epic poetry, frame tales, Renaissance prose, and Baroque drama, as well as selections from Muslim, Jewish, and Christian philosophical and theological works. Though the focus is on close reading and analytical skills in Spanish, the class also serves as an introduction to the linguistic hodgepodge that is Iberian history from the eighth through the seventeenth century.