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Academic Year 2005/2006

20th Century Latin American Fiction
SPAN 250 FA
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This course will focus on the literary production of some leading Latin American writers of the 20th century. Through a close reading of selected texts, we will examine the relationship between history and fiction, representations and otherness, politics and violence, and cities and cultures in several Spanish-speaking authors. By contrasting historical events and literary versions, this class intends to highlight ideological and aesthetic strategies of textual construction in Latin America, as well as the role of the intellectual and the uses of fiction in the formation of a modern culture and society.

MAJOR READINGS

Rulfo, Juan, EL LLANO EN LLAMAS
Carpentier, Alejo, EL ACOSO
Castellanos, Rosario, BALUN CANAN
Borges, Jorge Luis, SELECTED WRITINGS
Vargas Llosa, Mario, LA CIUDAD Y LOS PERROS
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, CRONICA DE UNA MUERTE ANUNCIADA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

3 short papers (3-4 pages); 1 final paper (6-8 pages). Readings, discussions and papers in Spanish.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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