SPAN 73.09 George Ticknor: The Legacy of a Dartmouth Hispanist

Two hundred years ago, George Ticknor returned to Boston after a life-changing four-year period of study (Germany) and travel (Spain, Portugal, France) in Europe. He accepted a position at Harvard University as the first professor of Romance Languages, a position that allowed him to integrate the study of Spanish, Portuguese and French into the core curriculum. In 1849, he published his influential History of Spanish Literature, a work that set the foundation for the modern study of the literature and culture of Spain. This course will explore the life and writings of this outstanding Dartmouth alumnus, as well as its legacy in the 21st Century.

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