SPAN 320 - Myth,Apparition,and the Haunted in Latin American Literature

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Bates College

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Description:

The mythic, the otherworldly, and the supernatural have inspired the works of many authors internationally: Maria Luisa Bombal, Julio Cortazar, Carlos Fuentes, Henry James, Edgar Allan Poe, Juan Rulfo, and Mary Shelley among many others. This course explores important twentieth-century Latin America novels and short stories that play with supernatural themes and subvert dominant notions of realism. Students analyze how critical terms such as the Fantastic, the Marvelous Real, and Magical Realism are used to describe Latin American narratives and discuss the ways in which these terms have been problematized over time. One-time offering. C. Serrano.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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