Throughout its long and distinguished history, the Literature Seminar has honored the figure and work of the great writer after whom it is named, striving to explore the literary phenomenon in its many dimensions: bibliographic, linguistic, historical, theoretical, critical, comparative, and more.

Although literature in the Spanish language is at the core of its activities, it also takes into account Hispanic literatures in other languages: Hispano-Latin, Hispano-Arabic, Hispano-Hebrew and Sephardic, as well as Catalan, Galician, and Basque, among others.

Currently, the Literature Seminar, in addition to organizing meetings, symposia, and lecture series, promotes three series: El Arte de la Crítica, Investigaciones teatrales and Biblioteca Pedro Sainz Rodríguez de Literatura y Espiritualidad.

It also publishes the journal Cuadernos para la Investigación de la Literatura Hispánica, which, in its second phase, is committed to meeting the standards of excellence currently required in academic and university field.

And finally, in keeping with the spirit that inspired the founders of the Fundación Universitaria Española, the Seminar on Literature “Menéndez Pelayo” seeks to serve as a bridge between the university and society, while also upholding and promoting the great values of Christian humanism, the foundation of our Western civilization.