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En un lugar de la UAM, cuyo nombre merece recordar, habita la España de El Quijote. Un espacio en el que su monarquía creó el primer imperio global de la Historia. Un tiempo, entre los siglos XVI y XVII, en el que su sociedad alcanzó la excelencia en las artes y las letras. Aunque ese esplendor se dio en plenos aires de cambio. Pues España pasó de la hegemonía a la decadencia, de la expansión a la crisis.

Este curso pretende trazar la historia de aquella época. Entre el Renacimiento y el Barroco su cultura marcó la pauta en Occidente: las obras literarias —La Celestina, El Lazarillo, etc.— se tradujeron enseguida en las imprentas europeas y americanas; las ropas marcaron la moda cortesana; la tendencia más fashion era “vestir a la española”; los tratados militares y políticos fueron estudiados por los enemigos.

La acumulación de talentos en la Villa y Corte de Madrid (Cervantes, Lope, Velázquez, etc.) tuvo réplicas en las grandes ciudades de imperio, pues en Sevilla, Lisboa, Barcelona, Nápoles, México o Lima se multiplicaron academias literarias, estrenos teatrales y fiestas. Una síntesis de pueblos unidos por la lealtad a la Corona y la fe católica.

En nuestro recorrido por esa España del Quijote pasaremos de la campana al reloj y de la geografía fantástica a la real. La sociedad estuvo polarizada entre los privilegiados —nobleza y clero— y los pobres y los picaros. El Humanismo fue cultivado en las universidades. La familia, la alimentación, la vivienda, los juegos y las fiestas protagonizaron la vida cotidiana.

En el tiempo del Quijote las luces de los genios literarios y artísticos brillaron sobre las sombras de la Inquisición. Viajemos, pues, a esta excelsa cultura del Siglo de Oro.

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Learning objectives

Conocer la historia de españa en el siglo de oro a través del quijote como hilo conductor.
Adentrarnos en la vida cotidiana de los siglos xvi y xvii a través de la sociedad y la cultura.

Ofrecer al alumnado las fuentes escritas y visuales para que contemple el tiempo del quijote como si viviese en él.
Comparar los valores de la españa del quijote con los actuales para comprender cómo han ido evolucionando a lo largo de la historia.

Conocer la historia de españa en el siglo de oro a través del quijote como hilo conductor.
Adentrarnos en la vida cotidiana de los siglos xvi y xvii a través de la sociedad y la cultura.
Ofrecer al alumnado las fuentes escritas y visuales para que contemple el tiempo del quijote como si viviese en él.
Comparar los valores de la españa del quijote con los actuales para comprender cómo han ido evolucionando a lo largo de la historia.

Syllabus

Introducción: tiempo y espacio

La vida cotidiana

Economía y sociedad

Política, religión e Inquisición

Literatura

Las bellas artes

La iconografía del Quijote

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

Explores el Siglo de Oro español a través del Quijote, un personaje icónico de la literatura

Analiza la vida cotidiana de los siglos XVI y XVII, centrándose en la sociedad y la cultura

Ofrece una perspectiva histórica del Quijote, situándolo en el contexto de España en el Siglo de Oro

Proporciona fuentes escritas y visuales para sumergir a los alumnos en la época del Quijote

Compara los valores de la España del Quijote con los actuales, destacando su evolución histórica

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Read the book in its entirety, making notes as you go.
Identify key themes and literary devices used in the novel.
Analyze the characters and their development throughout the story.

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Professor

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Historian

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Researcher

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Writer

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Sociologist

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Journalist

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Archivist

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Philosopher

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Theologian

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