Saints & Sinners: Images of Women in Hispanic Literature (SPN-0174)

Fall 2025 · SPN 0174 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Examination of the representation of women in Hispanic Literature as either paragons of virtue or practitioners and disseminators of vice and desire. Focus on the authors’ representations of gender as not only a biological but also a social and political construct will be supplemented by readings of philosophical, scientific and religious views of women's nature from classical times through the late 19th century. Authors may include Berceo, Santa Teresa de Ávila, Fray Luis de León, Cervantes, Zayas, Pardo Bazán, Valle-Inclán and Lorca. Conducted in Spanish. Recommended: Two 30-level courses or consent.

Course codes: SPN-0174, SPN 0174, SPN0174, SPN-174, SPN 174, SPN174

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