920-258/358 Spanish 3CW: Contemporary Women Writers of Spain

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Objectives:

Students who complete this subject should:

• have an understanding of the major literary trends and developments in 20th century Spain, particularly since the Civil War;

• have an appreciation of the important role of women writers within those trends and developments;

• have an understanding of the status of women in Spanish society (pre- and post-Civil War) and the reflection of that status (and of Spanish society in general) in Spanish women's writing; and

• have an understanding of the impact of Spanish feminism and feminist literary theory on Spanish women's writing.

Content:

Women writers have come to the fore in Spain in the twentieth century particularly since the Civil War period. This subject is a general introduction to the works of some of these writers and examination of their place in Spanish literature and society. This will be followed by a more detailed study of some specific works.

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Prescribed Texts:

A collection of short stories and essays by women writers will be available from the Department.

• Matute, A.M., Primera memoria, Destinolibro.
• Montero, R., Crónica del desamor, 12 ed., ed. Debate, Madrid, 1983.
• Ortiz, L., Urraca, Debate, 1991 or.
• Ortiz, L., Los motivos del Circe, Castalia, 1991.
• Tasquets, E., El mismo mar de todos los veranos, Ed. Lumen, ed. más reciente.
• O'Connor, Dramaturgas españolas de hoy, Espiral, 1988.