Contemporary Latin American Novel

Center:

Madrid

Program(s):

Madrid - Language & Area Studies [1]

Discipline(s):

Literature

Course code:

LT 378

Terms offered:

Spring

Credits:

Language of instruction:

Spanish

Instructor:

IES Abroad Madrid Faculty

Description:

An overview of contemporary Latin American prose and its historical and social roots. Among the themes emphasized are the concept of "magical realism", indigenous literature, the American reality, and the universal novel.

Prerequisites:

Good comprehension of Spanish

Method of presentation:

Lecture and discussion; textual analysis and commentary.

Required work and form of assessment:

four exams (@ 25%).

content:

1. Latin America in the 20th Century: social, political and cultural contexts
2. The contextual theory of Alejo Carpentier and the concept of "magical realism."
3. Jorge Luis Borges and universal irrationality.
4. Gabriel García Márquez and magical realism.
5. Alejo Carpentier or dictatorship as reality.
6. Carlos Fuentes and Mexico

Required readings:

Borges, Jorge Luis. Ficciones. Madrid: Alianza.

Carpentier, Alejo. Guerra del Tiempo. Madrid: Alianza.

García Márquez, Gabriel. Cien años de soledad. Madrid: Austral.

Fuentes, Carlos. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Madrid: Cátedra.