Literature 323 - The 20th Century Latin American Novel

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Bard College

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With the publication of works such as Julio Cortázar' s Rayuel a and Gabriel García Márquez Cien a?os de soledad, the Latin American novel achieved an international reputation and readership. This course begins by analyzing several novels of the "boom" period, to determine thereasons behind their critical acclaim and popular appeal. In particular, the phenomenon of magical realism is examined as a key element in the "globalization" of Latin American prose.Students also read novels from the "post-boom"and examine the relationship of these works to theoretical articulations of postmodernism and feminism. Authors include Allende, Arenas, Asturias, Carpentier, Cortázar, Ferré, Fuentes,García Márquez, Peri Rossi, Puig, Skármeta, anValenzuela. The course is conducted in English, with a concurrent reading tutorial in Spanish.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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