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Knowledge of the Baroque as style and epoch in Cultural History, perspective of Baroque philosophical theories, knowledge of Góngora and Sor Juana, poetry

The epochs of Spanish and Hispanic Baroque are effective until today, if we think for example about the Caribbean Neobaroque, not least because of the poems by mexican nun and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Her way of thinking about hybridity, but also her feminist approach, questioning gender roles in the 17th century have an effect on prominent philosophers throughout the centuries. The dialogue between Spain and Latin America is of high interest as a form of process of translation, in which the poet Luis de Góngora plays an important part whose aesthetic is imitated and continued in different ways in the Americas. In the centre of our studies will stand the texts Soledades by Góngora and Primero Sueño by Sor Juana. With the example of these two texts, we will think about Baroque theory, as well as philosophical considerations of dream and solitude. 

Presentation of the lecturer; text analysis (individual and group); discussion; short presentations by the students.

Course readings; active participation in discussions; short presentation; written essay at the end of the term.

A bibliography and a reader with the selected texts will be provided at the beginning of the term.

Please note that you should complete the seminar "Lektüre und Analyse" before taking this seminar. Please revise your notes on how to analyze poetry;

Connected to this seminar is the oral exam of the reading list ("Leseliste Literaturwissenschaft Spanisch").

The exam must be completed in the following summer semester, at the latest. If you want to write your senior thesis in the course of this seminar, please let me know until the end of the second week of the term.