The following practice was carried out in the subject “Literatura Norteamericana
II”, in the degree in English Studies at the University of Málaga. The subject was
taught and assessed entirely in English. The practice answers what was
perceived to be as a gap in the syllabus, in which Broadway musicals were not
addressed among the literary creations in the USA during the twentieth century.
However, since this is not part of the official syllabus, the task was voluntary and
was not part of the subject’s final assessment. Despite this, students found it
interesting and grounding for future units, and it awakened them to the possibility
of regarding literature as a much ample range of artistic manifestations. The work
of Stephen Sondheim was selected for the task because of its lyricism and its
intertextuality, which reinforce previous notions addressed through the module.
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