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Spanish American Short Story
SPAN254 FA
Crosslistings: LAST254
The course will begin by studying the development of the short story genre in Latin America from the early 20th century. The greater part of the course will be focused on the achievement in short fiction of the
contemporary masters Borges, Cortazar,
Ferre, Rulfo and Garcia-Marquez.
MAJOR READINGS
Borges, FICCIONES
Castellanos, ALBUM DE FAMILIA
Cortazar, FINAL DEL JUEGO
Ferre, PAPELES DE PANDORA
Garcia Marquez, DOCE CUENTOS PEREGRINOS
Quiroga, CUENTOS DE AMOR, DE LOCURA Y DE
MUERTE
Rulfo, EL LLANO EN LLAMAS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Several short papers and a final paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
SPAN254 is intended for students who have completed SPAN226. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Conn,Robert T.
- Times: .M.W.F. 01:10PM-02:00PM; Location: FISK404
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)
- SR. major: 6 Jr. major: 6
- SR. non-major: 1 Jr. non-major: 1 SO: 4 FR: 2
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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