LASP 230 - Contemporary Latin American Short Story in Translation

Institution:

Bridgewater State University

Subject:

Spanish

Description:

The course offers readings and discussion of the 20th-century short stories with primary focus on major literary trends and representative male/female authors. The course considers the thematic issues and narrative features that characterize works belonging to Fantastic Literature, Magical Realism, the Boom and Post-Boom and places them within an historical/cultural context. The study includes such authors as Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Rulfo, Garcia Márquez, Rosario Ferré and Isabel Allende. Not applicable toward the Spanish major or minor. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bridgew.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 531-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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