HISP 337 - Topics in Latin American Literature: Fantasy and Violence in Argentine Literature

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
LATS
Next Offered: 2010-2011
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD

Mid-century Argentina endured political tumult but saw a flowering of its literature. Genres as disparate as women’s autobiography and existentialist theater are drawn to extreme configurations of fantasy and violence. The new metropolis of Buenos Aires in poetry, chronicles, and tango lyrics; paintings by Solar and Berni; the early writings of Borges and the early neo-fantastic fictions of Cortázar. We end with texts associated with that Argentine magnet of fantasy and violence, Eva Perón. Conducted in Spanish. Enrollment Limit: 20.
Instructor: P. O’Connor
Prerequisites & Notes
HISP 304 or equivalent