I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Survey course on Contemporary Latin American Literature. The course will consider:
●selected narrative and poetry texts.
●Intensive reading and analysis of paradigmatic poems and short stories.
●Brief references to the biographical and cultural background will be given to help the student understand the historical problems faced by the authors.
II. GENERAL OBJETIVES
●To develop the ability to analyze contemporary fiction and poetry.
●To inquire about the objectives of literary work: conflicts between ethic and aesthetic values.
●To develop a better appreciation of a short story or poem by knowing the cultural background of the author.
III. SPECIFIC OBJETIVES
●To identify form and context in the writing of fiction,
●To be able to identify writers through their style.
●To be able to write about specific contents in a formal style, based on a core topic
UNITS:
●Language as Metaphor
●Language as Symbol
●Aesthetic Language
BIBLIOGRAPHY
NARRATIVE:
Borges, Jorge Luis: Emma Zunz
The intruder
Cortazar, Julio: Nobody is to Blame
The River
The Night Face Up
Donoso, Jose: A Lady
Two Letters
Fuentes, Carlos: A True Soul
Chac Mool
García Márquez, Gabriel: The Most Beautiful Drowned Man
Constant Death beyond Love
Vargas Llosa, Mario: The Younger Brother
A Visitor
NARRATIVE WRITTEN BY WOMEN
M. Luisa Bombal The Tree
Angeles Mastretta Women with Big Eyes
Pía Barros: Breakfast with Manet
POETRY:
Selected poems by:
Alfonsina Storni
Julia de Burgos
Vicente Huidobro
Gabriela Mistral
Pablo Neruda
EVALUATION:
- 1º Test on Reading: 25%
- 1º Written Test: 25%
- 2º Test on Reading 25%
- 2º Written Test : 25%
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