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HISP 317 - Survey of Latin American Literature I: Encuentros y Desencuentros


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Latin American Studies, Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 hours
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

We no longer call 1492 the "discovery of America" but rather the "encounter" between two continents; yet the literature of the first four centuries of the Americas is also full of misencounters, as perspectives are often creatively misunderstood to slowly create a conflictive modern Latin America. Texts (and films about the period) will include: pre-Columbian writings; conquistadors' tales; the colonial intellectuals Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, el Inca Garcilaso, and Guaman Poma; Simón Bolivar; and a post-independence world of Romantic poets, rebels, and statesmen. Taught in Spanish.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: P. O'Connor

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