Ateneo - UPO

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN NOVEL. THE “QUIXOTE” MODEL

Suggested Bibliography:
Blecua, Alberto, Doce estudios cervantinos, Madrid (España) : Pigmalión, 2021.
Close, A. J., Guía esencial del Quijote, Madrid : Visor Libros, 2019
Joset, Jacques, De Cervantes y alrededores : cuatro décadas de interpretación cervantina, Vigo, Pontevedra (España) : Editorial Academia del Hispanismo, 2020
Kahn, Aaron M., The oxford handbook of Cervantes, Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021

BASIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
1. KNOWLEDGE
Understanding innovation narrative introduced by “Don Quixote”, in relation to tradition.
Comparison of the narrative code of “Don Quixote” with the modern fiction.
2. SKILLS
Acquiring a method of analysis of a narrative text.
Acquisition of the critical ability to evaluate the adherence of a given work to the code of the genre and of the literary movement in which it belongs.
3. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS
Ability of clear and concise presentation, with an organic vision of the concepts of the course.

HIGHER LEVEL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
1. SKILLS
Being able to analyze a narrative text highlighting its diversity with respect to the generic canon, in an evolutionary framework of the literary phenomenon.
2. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS
Ability to express one's own vision of the text, with autonomy of judgment, in a reasoned and analytical way.

Basic knowledge of the history of Spanish literature.
Knowledge of Spanish at B2 level

Lectures, seminar on text analysis. Projection of slides with texts, diagrams, graphs and images

None

Oral examination of about twenty minutes in Italian.
At final evaluation will contribute equally to the student training on the following topics:

• Understanding the narrative innovation introduced by “Don Quixote”, in relation to tradition.
• Comparison of “Don Quixote's” narrative code with that of modern novel.
• Acquiring a method of narrative analysis.
To achieve top marks, the student has to demonstrate excellent knowledge of the topics covered in the course, great expressive mastery, mastery of textual analysis terminology, personal content processing skills.
An exam will be evaluated as sufficient if the student reveals some lack of preparation in the topics covered, expressive difficulties, not complete mastery of literary technical language and little autonomy of judgment.
Finally, the student's exam showing large gaps in preparation, poor expressive ability, minimal knowledge of analysis techniques and no independence of criteria will be considered insufficient.

“Don Quixote” is considered by critics as the first modern novel, although it is clear his debt with the preceding fiction, as the novel of adventure or the picaresque novel. With the controversy between old and new codes Cervantes opens the literary genre of the novel to compare the different perspectives on the world, perpetually present in the ongoing dialogue of the two protagonists.
The module consists of 2 parts:
A. MONOGRAPHIC COURSE

B. INSTITUTIONAL PART
Analytical reading and study of the literary and historical context of author of the following works:
• “Lazarillo de Tormes”, edición, estudio y notas de Francisco Rico. Madrid: Real Academia.
• Miguel de Cervantes, “Don Quijote de la Mancha”, Madrid, Cátedra.

EXPECTED RESULTS FOR BASIC PREPARATION:
1. KNOWLEDGE
Understanding innovation narrative introduced by “Don Quixote”, in relation to tradition.
Comparison of the narrative code of “Don Quixote” with the modern novel.
2. SKILLS
Acquisition of a novel analysis method.
Identification in the text, starting from the analysis of narrative techniques, of the structural characteristics that link it to the previous code and those that announce the next one.
3. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS
Ability to clearly explain the topics of the course, with a good overview.

EXPECTED RESULTS FOR HIGHER PREPARATION:
1. SKILLS
Distinction between the different trends of the novel starting from the analysis of narrative techniques.
2. TRANSVERSAL SKILLS
Being able to present and defend one's judgment on a theoretical and practical basis.
Being able to express the results of literary analysis with the appropriate terminology and with ideas for personal elaboration and independence of judgment.