Hispanic World Civilization : from the Middle Ages to the Spanish Golden Age [ LROM1534 ]

Support: Textual documents (historical and literary), visual and audio-visual varied.

Hisp@cultura platform: http://hispacultura.fltr.ucl.ac.be/

Prerequisite: Advanced Spanish level.

The course presents a historical course from the 6th to the 17th century which stresses the cultural implications of the social and economic political transformations.

At the end of the course, the student :
- will master the principal aspects and stages of the history of Spain from the 6th to the 17th century;
- will be able to locate in its historical context a literary or artistic work of the concerned period.

Oral exam in Spanish.

Panorama of the historical conditions in which the social and cultural life of Spain developed and which led to the creation of a "Hispanic community": medieval mosaic; the presence of three cultures (Christian, Arabic and Jewish); the unification at the end of the 15th century; the emergence of modern Spain. The course will be based, as much as possible, on iconographic, historical and literary documents.

Compulsory bibliography: Julio Valdeón, Joseph Pérez, Santos Juliá. Historia de España. Espasa Calpe.