Prerequisite/Corequisite:
The following course must be completed previously: SPAN 303 or equivalent.
Description:
This course examines a selection of Spanish‑American novels and essays of the period between approximately 1950 and 1975, known as the
Boom. Through close textual analysis and a study of critical debates, the course considers literary and extra‑literary issues representative of this period, including
lo real maravilloso and magical realism as Latin‑American specificities, the relationship between history and fiction, and the debate between regionalism and cosmopolitism. Authors studied may include Carpentier, García Márquez, Puig and Allende.
Component(s):
Lecture