Middlebury

SPAN 3470S

Latin American Short Story

THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS

This course is a survey of the most influential 20th-century writers of short fiction from Spanish America (e.g., Borges, Cortázar, García Márquez, Rulfo). The short stories read will serve as a basis for both textual analysis and the consideration of the historical and social context in which the cuentos were produced.

In addition to the required texts, other material will be supplied in electronic format.

Required Text: Juan Rulfo. El llano en llamas. Madrid: Cátedra. ISBN 8437605121

Jorge Luis Borges. Ficciones (Esenciales). New York. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780061565373.

Julio Cortázar. Los relatos I: Ritos. Madrid: Alianza. ISBN 9788420634739

Gabriel García Márquez. Los funerales de la Mamá Grande. Buenos Aires: Sudamericana. ISBN 9500700913
Subject:
Spanish
Department:
Spanish (& Portuguese UG)
Division:
Language School
Requirements Fulfilled:

Sections in Summer 2009, Mills 7 Week Session

Summer 2009, Mills 7 Week Session

SPAN3470SA-L09 Lecture (Cardona-Lopez)