SPAN 4600 - Hispanic Picaresque Novel

3 hours

Prerequisites: SPAN 4101 or SPAN 4102 or SPAN 4201 or SPAN 4202 with a grade of “C-” or better.
In this course, we will focus our readings on the ‘picaresca’ genre. While focusing on picaresque major novels, we will discuss the theme of the Hispanic anti-hero, the “pícaro” and the development of this literary genre from a historic standpoint of view. Also, we will address the conventions of crime and punishment as well as the concepts of pupilage and nomadism.