Spanish Language Literature and Culture II

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge of literary theory and history (especially within the field of modern literatures); mastery of Spanish.

Teaching Methods

The course will take place in a seminar-mode, in which both the teacher and the students are expected to lecture. Readings from a selected corpus of texts will be thorough and lengthy. Students are expected to produce papers, of which the typology and number is to be decided at the beginning of the semester.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester, students are expected to (i) understand the main contextual factors surrounding modern Spanish-American literatures; (ii) have studied in depth at least one central author or topic within those literatures; (iii) master the specific features of that particular author and of his national literature

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

This course unit aims at studying modern times Spanish-American literatures, and especially focuses on the 20^th century. The course will be monograph-like, focusing primarily on one author or central topic within the referred literary scope. The following learning path will be pursued: (i) description of the historical, literary and cultural background; (ii) presentation of the author or topic by means of corpus selection; (iii) in-depth study of the central texts of the chosen author or topic.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Luísa Aznar Juan

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
Assiduity : 10.0%
Participation during seminars : 30.0%
Writen works : 60.0%

Bibliography

Bellini, G. (2011). Nueva historia de la literatura hispano-americana. Madrid: Castalia.
Echevarria, R. G. & Pupo-Walker, E. (1996). The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature: Vol 1. Discovery to Modernism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Echevarria, R. G. & Pupo-Walker, E. (1996). The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature: Vol 2. The Twentieth Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Fernández, T., Millares, S. & Becerra, E. (1995). Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Madrid: Universitas.
Jiménez, J. O. (2009). Antología de la poesía hispanoamericana contemporánea: 1914-1987. (5.ª reimp.). Madrid: Alianza (El Libro de Bolsillo).
Moreno, C. F. (Ed.) (1979). América Latina em sua Literatura. São Paulo: Perspectiva.
Oviedo, J. M. (2014). Historia de la literatura hispano-americana: Vol. 4. De Borges al presente. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.