Introduction to Hispanic Literature II (20th Century) " only Winter semester
Language requirement: The student must be registered for Spanish III or have an equivalent level of Spanish.
DESCRIPTION AND GOALS
The main goals of the course are to improve the students’ reading, writing, and analytical techniques, and their use of appropriate methodological instruments for the interpretation of literary texts, as well as to help them acquire a general knowledge of 20th century Spanish and Latin American literature, through representative works from different genres: fiction, poetry, and drama. By analyzing these texts, students will also explore the underlying social, cultural, and literary values on them.
SYLLABUS
WEEKS 1-7
1. FICTION
1.1. Introduction to the genre of fiction
1.2. Methodological procedures for the analysis of narrative texts
1.3. Historical overview of 20th-century Spanish fiction
1.4. Spanish narrative texts:
- Pío Baroja: “Los panaderos”
- Ramón J. Sender: Réquiem por un campesino español (*)
- Camilo José Cela
- Miguel Delibes: “En una noche así”
- Carmen Laforet: “El regreso”
- Ignacio Aldecoa: “La despedida”
- Ana María Matute: “La felicidad”
- Juan Marsé: “Plataforma posterior”
1.5. Historical overview of 20th-century Latin American fiction
1.5. Latin American narrative texts:
- Jorge Luis Borges: “El etnógrafo”
- Felisberto Hernández: “El balcón”
- Julio Cortázar: “La noche boca arriba”
- Juan Rulfo: “No oyes ladrar los perros”
- Gabriel García Márquez: Crónica de una muerte anunciada (*)
- Elena Poniatowska: “Cine Prado”
- Mario Vargas Llosa: “Los cachorros”
- Rosario Ferré: “La muñeca menor”
- Antonio Skármeta: El cartero de Neruda (*)
SEMANAS 8-12
2. POETRY
2.1. Introduction to the genre. Poetic language.
2.2. Methodological procedures for the analysis of poems
2.3. Historical overview of 20th-century Spanish poetry
2.4. Spanish poems:
- Pedro Salinas: “Para vivir no quiero”
- Jorge Guillén: “Muerte a lo lejos”
- Gerardo Diego: “El ciprés de Silos”
- Federico García Lorca: “La aurora”
- Rafael Alberti: “Si mi voz...” / “El ángel de carbón”
- Ernestina de Champourcín: “Atardecer”/ “Búscame en ti”
- Ángela Figuera: “El grito inútil”
- Jaime Gil de Biedma: “No volveré a ser joven”
- Luis García Montero: “Los espejos”
2.5. Historical overview of 20th-century Latin American poetry
2.6. Latin American poems:
- Gabriela Mistral: “Meciendo”/ “Yo no tengo soledad”
- César Vallejo: “Masa”
- Vicente Huidobro: “Nipona”
- Pablo Neruda: “En su llama mortal la luz te envuelve” / “Verbo”
- Juana de Ibarburu: “La higuera”
- Alfonsina Storni: “El ruego”/ “El divino amor”
- Nicolás Guillén: “No sé por qué piensas tú”
- Octavio Paz: “El sediento”/ “Aquí”
- Nicanor Parra: “Autorretrato”
WEEKS 13-15
3. DRAMA
3.1. Introduction to the genre of drama
3.2. Methodological procedures for the analysis of plays
3.3. Historical overview of 20th-century Hispanic drama production
3.4. Plays:
- - Federico García Lorca: La casa de Bernarda Alba (*)
- - Emilio Carballido: El censo
- - Antonio Buero Vallejo: En la ardiente oscuridad (*)
- - Osvaldo Dragún: Historia del hombre que se convirtió en perro
- - Paloma Pedrero: Resguardo personal
NOTE: The texts marked with an asterisk (*) are full books.
METHODOLOGY
It will be based on the instructor’s theoretical explanations on the features of different literary genres and on the selected authors and texts. It will also focus on the comment and discussion of these explanations by students. Therefore, students will need to read and prepare the texts to be commented on in class beforehand at home.
Besides, they will need to write 4 two-three-page essays on topics suggested by the instructor, which will relate to texts of the the different literary genres, and they will also need to make an in-class presentation about one of the literary works.
ASSESSMENT
Students’ grades will be calculated according to the following breakdown:
Attendance and participation : 30 %
Written assignments and presentation: 40%
Final exam: 30%
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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ENCINAR, Ángeles y PERCIVAL, Anthony (eds.), Cuento español contemporáneo, Madrid: Cátedra, 1993.
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JIMÉNEZ, José Olivio (ed.), Antología de la poesía hispanoamericana contemporánea (1914-1987), Madrid: Alianza, 1993.
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