Modern Latin American Literature

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course provides a chronological survey of Latin American literature from the "Modernismo" period (c. 1880) to the present day, including selections from such authors as Rubén Darío (Nicaragua), Gabriela Mistral (Chile), Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina), Pablo Neruda (Chile), Octavio Paz (Mexico) and Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia). Through the analysis of representative texts of various literary genres, the course examines the literary movements of the period and their social political and historical context. Requisite Courses: Any 9 credit hours in Spanish Studies above the 1000 level, or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].