The course aims at providing adequate metalinguistic skills and stylistic-rhetorical analysis of literary texts, including multimodal ones, from the Iberian area. The main objective is to encourage reflection on the Writing and Reception process of literary texts, focusing on those linguistic-formal aspects capable of promoting the “literariness” of a text.

The course aims at providing adequate metalinguistic skills and stylistic-rhetorical analysis of literary texts, including multimodal ones, from the Iberian area. The main objective is to encourage reflection on the Writing and Reception process of literary texts, focusing on those linguistic-formal aspects capable of promoting the “literariness” of a text. The course is composed of two parts: the first one will address central concepts in Textual Linguistics, Stylistics and Rhetoric; the second will move on to the analysis of selected texts.

Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course, students must have adequate knowledge of the formal and structural aspects of the textual typologies described in class, demonstrating a good ability in stylistic-rhetorical analysis of Spanish literary texts.

Applied knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course, students will be able to linguistically analyze a literary text, identifying and appropriately commenting on the formal and structural features, as well as the stylistic-rhetorical elements present. The main objective is to develop and/or enhance the interpretative-analytical skills of a literary text in Spanish language.

Autonomy of judgment: at the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate their knowledge, demonstrating a good ability in making up for any deficiencies, even independently, using the methodologies and critical tools provided in class by the teacher.

Communication skills: at the end of the course, students will have developed and/or strengthened an adequate terminology that will allow them to analyze literary texts in Spanish language from a linguistic and stylistic-rhetorical perspective, arguing in a clear, complete and pertinent way the theoretical aspects considered, in addition to the personal point of view on the matter.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

The monographic course has a total duration of 30 hours (15 lessons of two/2 hours each - Frontal teaching/Individual and group exercises in the classroom and independently).

The course will be integrated with annual exercises held by linguistic collaborators (CEL/Lettori). The objective of these exercises is the development and strengthening of communicative skills required for level C1 by the CEFR. For further information about, see the dedicated web page ("Lettorati - Spanish language").

CEL (2025-2026):

1st year: Marta Gonzalo Lancis (100 hours)

2nd year: Irene Alcántara Infante (80 hours)

Innovative teaching methods

Teaching material can be found inside the Moodle/Blended platform.

Course books

Course books:

1.  Azaustre Galiana A., Casas Rigall J., Manual de retórica española, Barcelona, Editorial Ariel

2.  Vucheva E., Estilística del español actual. Teoría y práctica del estilo, Valencia, Tirant Humanidades

Assessment

Written exam in Spanish language. Stylistic and Rhetorical analysis of literary texts.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

Course books:

1.  Azaustre Galiana A., Casas Rigall J., Manual de retórica española, Barcelona, Editorial Ariel

2.  Vucheva E., Estilística del español actual. Teoría y práctica del estilo, Valencia, Tirant Humanidades

Assessment

Written exam in Spanish Language. Stylistic and Rhetorical analysis of literary texts.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.