SPAN 2170

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SPAN 2170
Early Modern Iberian Survey

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature and history around certain events, such as medieval multicultural Iberia, the creation of the Spanish Inquisition in the 15th century and the expulsion of the Jews in 1492; the encounter between the Old and the New Worlds; the 'opposition' of high and low in popular culture, and of the secular and the sacred in poetry and prose. Readings may be drawn from medieval short stories and miracle collections; chivalric romances, Columbus, Lazarillo de Tormes, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calder?and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, among others.


Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 SPAN 2095, or CASE Q++. Corequisites: None.

Area Studies (EUAREA), (LAAREA), (LALANG)

Distribution Requirements (FL-AG), (ALC-AS, FLOPI-AS, HST-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2170, MEDVL 2170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2675 SPAN 2170   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: SPAN 2095 or Q++ on Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) exam, or permission of instructor. Students may take SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, or SPAN 2170 concurrently. This is a core course for the major.