SPAN 4600 - Hispanic Picaresque Novel

3 hours

Prerequisites: SPAN 4101, SPAN 4102, SPAN 4201, SPAN 4202. 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.