>Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:18:44 -0400 (EDT) >From: Nancy D'Antuono <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: literature pre 1800 >X-Originating-IP: [147.53.75.108] >To: [log in to unmask] > >Dear Robert, >I would like to echo the sentiments of the >colleague who referred to the "preparación >macarrónica" of a goodly number of graduate >students. We have interviewed candidates who >could talk about Quevedo but had never had a >course on the Quijote, nor a course on the >Spanish Middle Ages. A young woman who taught >for us briefly said she couldn't teach a course >on Spanish Civilization because she had not had a course in it. > >The late Edward Glaser, who was director of >graduate studies at the University of Michigan >in the 60's and early 70's insisted that all of >us take a course with every professor in the >department regardless of our area of >specialization. As a specialist in Spanish >Golden Age literature (prose, poetry and drama) >and Italian Renaissance literature Dr. Glaser >insisted I take a course in Portuguese >literature of the parallel eras - and I had >never studied Portuguese. He was sure that with >my knowledge of Spanish and Italian, Portuguese >would not be a problem. I must admit I enjoyed the challenge. > >As for linguistics - we were required to take 3 >courses in that area as well so that we would >have a full sense of the development of the >Spanish language across the centuries. > >I remain forever grateful to Edward Glaser and >the Spanish faculty at the University of >Michigan who demanded that we "know it all" - or >at least as much as possible. > >Nancy L. D'Antuono >Ph.D. Romance Languages, University of Michigan 1975 >Professor of Spanish and Italian >Saint Mary's College >Notre Dame, IN 46556 Prof. A. Robert Lauer The University of Oklahoma Dept. of Modern Langs., Lits., & Ling. 780 Van Vleet Oval, Kaufman Hall, Room 206 Norman, Oklahoma 73019-2032, USA Tel.: 405-325-5845 (office); 405/325-6181 (OU dept.); Fax: 1-866-602-2679 (private) Vision: Harmonious collaboration in an international world. Mission: "Visualize clearly and communicate promptly" <http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/A-Robert.R.Lauer-1/vita.html>VITA / <http://www.peterlang.com/all/>IBÉRICA /<http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/A-Robert.R.Lauer-1/AITENSO.html>AITENSO / <http://www.ou.edu/bcom/>BCom / <http://www.comedias.org/>AHCT / <http://www.mla.org/>MLA / <http://www.ou.edu/cervantes/coloquiocervantes.html>Coloquio <http://www.ou.edu/cervantes/coloquiocervantes.html>Cervantes / <http://www.ou.edu/teatro/coloquioteatro.html>Coloquio Teatro de los Siglos de Oro