ILAC161

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Modern Latin American Literature

Iberian and Latin American CulturesH&S - Humanities & Sciences

Course Description

A survey of significant authors and work of Spanish American and Brazilian Portuguese literatures, focusing on fictional prose and poetry. Topics include romantic allegories of the nation; modernism and postmodernism; avant-garde poetry; regionalism versus cosmopolitanism; indigenous and indigenist literature; magical realism and the literature of the Boom; Afro-Hispanic literature and testimonial narrative. Authors may include: Bolivar, Bello, Gomez de Avellaneda, Isaacs, Sarmiento, Machado de Assis, Darío, Marti, Agustini, Vallejo, Huidobro, Borges, Cortazar, Neruda, Guillen, Rulfo, Ramos, Garcia Marquez, Lispector, and Bolano. Taught in Spanish.

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Grading Basis

ROP - Letter or Credit/No Credit

Min

3

Max

5

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Seminar

Enrollment Optional?

No

This course has been approved for the following WAYS

Aesthetic and Interpretive Inquiry (AII), Exploring Difference and Power (EDP)

Does this course satisfy the University Language Requirement?

No

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ILAC161 is a completion requirement for: