SPAN 361 Nature and the Environment in Spanish Literature
This course examines the representation of nature and environmental concerns in Peninsular Spanish literature. It focuses primarily on contemporary genres such as climate fiction, neorural narratives, ecopoetry, ecosocial theater, and feminist rural essay, through the works of authors including Jorge Riechmann, Irene Solà, Ana Merino, and María Sánchez. The course also considers earlier examples of ecological awareness, from Miguel Delibes in the latter half of the twentieth century to Golden Age writers such as Sor Marcela de San Félix, while critically engaging with genres like pastoral poetry. Students will apply ecocriticism as the main theoretical framework to analyze these diverse literary contributions.