Hemingway in Madrid

Although the novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, occurs in the north of Spain during the Spanish Civil War, Ernest Hemingway actually spent that period in Madrid.  Some say he spent more time in the Hotel Florida than in the battlefields of Brunete and Jarama on the outskirts of the city.  Both before and after this time, he traveled extensively in the country pursuing his second favorite spectacle: the bullfight.  Hemingway's passions for sensuous delights and his discovery and description of man's capacity for dignity in danger and even defeat, as portrayed in the novels Fiesta and Death in the Afternoon, drew him to return to this country which was, in the words of Castille-Puche, "an obsession, an insatiable need, the most precious part of Hemingway’s art perhaps and the key to his style." 

Instructor:   R. W. Burda

Requirements
ENGL 288Q - Students should have already read The Sun Also Rises; the first sixteen chapters of For Whom the Bell Tolls; and chapters 1-6, 11-13, in Death in the Afternoon.  There will be an examination on the last day.  Students will then write a paper (1000 words long for lower level), due two weeks after the termination of the course.  A list of topics will be given at the last lecture/ discussion session.

ENGL 388Q - In addition to completing lower-level requirements, upper level students must write a paper (2500 words long) due two weeks after the end of the course. 

This Field Study course is applicable to an upper- or lower-level course for English literature, humanities, or elective credit. 

Registration
Tuition for a three-semester-hour course must be paid to the UMUC-Europe field representative at your education center.  Tuition Assistance and Financial Aid are applicable toward tuition.
 
Textbooks
Textbooks will be sent to the field representative in the education center where the student registered for the course.  Information packets (with some additional readings) will be sent directly to the students after they have registered.  Textbook prices are subject to change; field representatives should contact the Field Study Office at the time of registration to confirm exact prices.  Textbooks will cost approximately $42 and include the following:

Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Death in the Afternoon, all by Ernest Hemingway

Accommodations and Transportation
A fee of approximately $550 will cover hotel accomodations (seven nights, double occupancy with private bath and breakfast), a classroom facility, a lecture at the University of Alcala, train tickets to Henares, Toledo, El Escorial, and a bullfight. For students who make their own hotel accomodations, a $100 fee should still be paid to the local Field Representative to cover the train tickets, classroom and guest lecture by the registration deadline.  Additional costs for the students include transportation around Madrid, museum entrances and meals (lunches and dinners).    A $100 down payment is due with registration; the balance is due by the registration deadline.  UMUC-Europe reserves the right to adjust costs according to the fluctuation of the dollar exchange rate.  If the course is cancelled by UMUC-Europe, payments will be refunded in full.  Students with any questions concerning accommodations are requested to contact the instructor by email: rwburda@onlinehome.de.

Transportation to and from Madrid is the responsibility of the student.

For more information about this course please refer to the website www.rwburda.com.  

Schedule
First class meeting:  1600 hours, Saturday,  18 October 2008 at:
Hostal Persal 
Plaza del Angel 12
Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 91 369 4643
Final class meeting: Saturday,  25 October 2008, ending at 1100 hours

Important!
Before completing travel plans, it is the student's responsibility to verify with the field representative that the course will be offered on the dates indicated.  A fee of $100 will be charged to students who cancel from the Field Study course after the registration deadline.

••••  Registration Deadline:    3 October 2008  ••••

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