Prof. Elaine Bunn Drew University

Office: BC 208 Spanish Department

Hours: by appt. Spring 2003

Tel: 3337; (973) 966-6318

ebunn@drew.edu

SPAN/114 Don Quixote and the Discourse of Fiction

(in English) Tuesday 6:40-9:10 p.m. BC 215

Texts:

· Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote. Trans. Burton Raffel, Ed. Diana de Armas Wilson, New York: WW. Norton & Co., 1999.

· Johnson, Carroll B. Don Quixote: The Quest for Modern

Fiction. Boston: Twayne, 1990.

(Books available in the Drew University Bookstore)

· Optional: Cervantes, Miguel de. Exemplary Stories.

Description:

· Close reading and discussion of the novel in its socio-historical and literary contexts.

· Studying the language of fiction as it was used by Cervantes in extending contemporary narrative boundaries.

· Comparing critical interpretations of the novel.

· Understanding position of DQ in western and world literature.

· Examining the proliferation of iconic renderings of DQ.

· Evaluating film versions of the novel.

Prerequisites: None; Satisfies Spanish Major and Minor, Course-in-

Context and Literature requirement.

Requirements for course:

· Readings done in advance of class meeting.

· Active participation in class and group discussions.

· More than two absences will affect grade.

· No make-up tests or quizzes.

· All work handed in on time.

· No student should leave the classroom during the lectures/discussions. Class will break after one hour at 7:40.

Grades: Attendance and preparation 25%

Quizzes, short papers, reports, precis 25%

Exams (Bk 1 (20%); Bk 2 (20%); 50%

final project 10%