HST-357 Spain in the Golden Age
This course examines Spain during the period that scholars have defined as the "Golden Age." From the early sixteenth century to the late seventeenth century, Spain experienced dramatic imperial expansion and became a major geopolitical power. Spain's transformation from a peninsular kingdom in southern Europe to a hegemonic global power involved profound socio-political, economic, cultural, and religious changes. During these two centuries, Spain achieved an unprecedented cultural splendor in the arts and letters. Alongside this cultural flowering, Spain also underwent profound institutional and social transformations that ran parallel to a national effervescence and the emergence of modern notions of Spanishness. This course navigates these profound innovations, showing how Spain's imperial growth shaped the lives of early modern Spaniards and the way they perceived and understood themselves in Europe and beyond.
Offered
Fall