3.00 Credits
A critical reading of Cervantes' masterpiece, in its entirety, in the original seventeenth-century Spanish. The history, art, philosophy, religion, and literature of the Spanish Golden Age, presented as the background for Cervantes' novellas. The imprint of Cervantes' prose style in modern Spanish will be studied. Prerequisite: SPAN 3310 with a minimum grade of C or department head approval.