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Students will learn about

-- the picaresque genre in Spain: development in the 16th century and tradition of the genre in and outside Spain

-- variations of the model during the 20th century in Spanish Fiction

-- introduction to the tradition of novela picaresca in Spain

-- reading of Lazarillo de Tormes; elements of the picaresque novel: retrospective narration, pseudo-autobiography, episodical narration etc.

-- analisis of various texts of the 20th century based on the picaresque novel

A combination of: lectures by the professor, students’ presentations and general debates.

Requirements for the final assessment:

- Active participation in class

- Oral presentation of a self-chosen topic

- A final exam

- A written paper (10 pages), in German or Spanish, with bibliography

Lazarillo de Tormes

Camilo José Cela: La familia de Pascual Duarte

Eduardo Mendoza: El misterio de la cripta embrujada

Juan Marsé: El amante bilingüe

VU "Lektüre und Analyse"