Two topics are offered 2008/2009. Students may take one or both for credit. Topic for Fall 2008: Readings from the two verse forms most characteristic of the cultured and popular poetry of Spain, from Garcilaso de la Vega and the romancero to Gerardo Diego and Lorca. Other poets include Góngora, Quevedo, Lope de Vega, and Antonio Machado. Topic for Spring 2009: Recent Trends in Spanish Poetry.