AFS 3045 - The Art of Reading Latin American Poetry

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

In this course focused on Latin America, students explore what is a poem and what are the appropriate ways of reading Latin American poets. Classes begin with a review of the technical devices of poetry - rhythm and metrics, imagery and language - and move on to explore a poem as the rhythmic revelation of intuitive truth. Major works written by such poets as Gabriela Mistral, Octavio Paz, Claribel Alegria, Luis Pales Matos, Gioconda Belli, Cesar Vallejo, etc. will be read.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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