WLSP.4090 20th-221st Century Spanish Literature (Formerly 54.409)

Id: 006098 Credits: 3-3

Description

This course explores the most relevant literary movements of 20th and 21st century Spanish peninsular literature through some of its most renowned authors. We will analyze a selection of literary texts in relation to the literary movements in which they are conceived, such as modernism, avant-garde, tremendism, realism, experimentalism, etc. This course also examines key social and cultural issues related to literature of this period, such as the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and the emergence of new identities and subjectivities in democratic Spain. This course will help students develop a solid understanding of 20th and 21st century Spanish literary and culture, and its relevance within a larger European and global context.

Prerequisites

WLSP.2120 Spanish 4 and Culture, or WLSP.2040 Intensive Spanish 3 & 4.

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