SPAN 351 - MASTERWORKS IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE II

Institution:

University of Mount Saint Vincent

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Description:

A survey of the great writers andliterary movements of Latin America together with an introduction to the analysis of literary texts. Studentswill read and analyze plays, poetry, short stories, essays and novel excerpts from the twentieth century on. They will examine the diverse literary movements and tendencies such as vanguardism, regionalism,cosmopolitanism, magical realism, boom, post-boom, and potmodernism, Among the authors studied will be Quiroga, MistralVallejo, Bor ges, Fuentes, García Márquez, Valenzuela, Allende and Vega. Along withreading primary sources, students will be exposed to the history and politics of Latin America. This coursefulfills a requirement for the Spanish Major, the Spanish Minor, and the Latin American Studies Minor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mountsaintvincent.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 405-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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