SPANISH 070C - Tales of Two Spains: A Survey of Spanish Modern Literature and Culture (18th to 21st centuries)

Semester: Fall

Year offered: 2026

Link: Course Website

This course presents a diverse set of literary and cultural materials that will help understand Spain’s frequently contested Modernity. The guiding topic of discussion will be the conflicting definitions of Spanish national identity from the 18th to the 21stcenturies. Materials include short stories, philosophical and political essays, travelers’ letters, memoirs, journals, travelogues, films and poems.

Daniel Aguirre Oteiza

daguirre@fas.harvard.edu

Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)

Interim Director of Graduate Studies

Spanish Section Leader

Academic Degrees: A. B., Universidad de Salamanca; Diploma of Higher Studies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University Research Interests: Modern Spanish Literature and Culture (18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries); Spanish, Latin...