Spanish 461A - ST:Anti/Fictions:Metafiction in the Contemporary Peninsular Novel Breckenridge

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Whitman College

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Self-referential novels from post-Franco Spain unmask the conventions of literary invention, openly scrutinizing their narrative and linguistic identity. The authors of these (anti)fictions overtly thematize language and referentiality, techniques of novelization, and the complex relationship between fiction and reality. Our study of the theory and practice of metafiction emphasizes fictional creation (the world of the writer) and reader reception (the world of the reader) while considering recurring stylistic trends including parody and interior duplication. Does this self-conscious awareness signify a radical attack upon realism or a revolutionary continuation of Spain's social-realist tradition Possible authors under study include Juan José Millás, Lourdes Ortiz, Carmen Martín Gaite, Juan Goytisolo, Luis Goytisolo.This course satisfies the Peninsular Literature requirement for the major in Spanish Literatures and Cultures. Course taught in Spani sh. Prerequisit es: Spanish 306 or consent of instructor. Distribution area: humanities and alternative voice

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3.00 - 4.00

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www.whitman.edu

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(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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