SPAN 482

The Theatre, Prose and Poetry of Sor Juana

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Study of the prose, poetry and drama of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-95), one of the most important Hispanic writers of the Golden Age. Her works will be discussed in the context of artistic and intellectual movements in New Spain, focusing on issues including but not limited to genre, gender, religion, ethnicity and creole patriotism.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 482, 480, 480A, 481 (if taken in the same topic), 481A, 481B.

Formerly: 481, 480, 480A, 481A, 481B

Pre- or corequisites: One of 370, 375, 380, 385.

Undergraduate course in Spanish offered by the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies in the Faculty of Humanities.