SPANISH 223 Final: Complete study guide for Exam I - answers all questions in course reader

• School: UW-Madison
• Department: Spanish (Spanish And Portug)
• Course: SPANISH 223
• Professor: All

Document Summary

S mbolo important element of language: utilizes hidden associations to produce emotions (images, sound, toro is a national symbol of eroticism, pride, lust, torero symbolizes supreme masculinity, minotaur symbolizes violence and brutality. What does the toro symbolize: eroticism, pride, lust, violence, nature, love, passion, symbol of the rich, spain as a country brings it together for bullfights. What does the corrida de toros symbolize for spain today: corrida originated in la isla creta man/bull united here as minotaur. Combination of intelligence of man and force/fertility of bull. Teseo killed the minotaur: most people in spain today (60%) aren"t interested in la corrida. Think it"s torture for fun, too violent. Which towns/cultures inhabited the ibe ric peninsula before the romans arrived: los beros agrarian culture away from mediterranean. United with celtas in 900 bc and founded agrarian culture. Food: cheese, meat, bread: los fenicios 1000 bc, mediterranean culture, travelers. Culture of hercules, toros, communication of merchants.