Span 433 - Spanish-American New Novel

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Washington University in St Louis

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This course offers a critical overview of the most acclaimed Spanish-American novels published between 1950 and 1970. The following texts are read critically with special attention given to the problematics of canonicity and formal experimentation: Los Pasos Perdidos by Carpentier, Pedro Paramo by Rulfo, La Ciudad y Los Perros by Vargas Llosa, Los Recuerdos eel Porvenir by Garro, La Traicion de Rita Hayworth by Puig, and Cien Anos de Soledad by García Márquez. Significant selections of pertinent criticism and theory are required of graduate students. Prerequisites: Span 307D and Span 308D and at least two 300-level literature courses taught in Spanish. One-hour preceptorial for undergraduates only; in Spanish.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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