SPA 415 CULTURE IN EARLY MODERN SPAIN

Early Modern Spain experienced a radical cultural shift from the diversity that marked the Spanish Middle Age where Christians, Jews, and Muslims managed to coexist to an empire ruled by a Catholic monarchy which imposed one language and one religion.  Through the analysis of key texts from the period, including works by Fernando de Rojas, María de Zayas, Cervantes and Calderón de la Barca, the course focuses on this culture of conflict and examines issues concerning race, gender, and class.