SPA 401 - Golden Age

A survey of the rich cultural output of one of the most powerful and complicated empires in human history. Through critical readings in the lyric poetry, drama, and prose fiction of the 16th and 17th centuries, this course seeks to investigate the lasting cultural legacies of the Spanish empire’s projects of colonial exploration and expansion.

General Education Requirements: Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition

Prerequisites: SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of the instructor.

Course Typically Offered: Spring, Odd Years

Credits: 3