The Spanish American Short Story of the Twentieth Century

This course will be focused on five major Spanish American short story writers of the twentieth century: Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Rulfo, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, and Augusto Monterroso. It will include an introduction to the main theoretical considerations that are fundamental to analyze and interpret a short story. The main part of this course will concentrate on the critical analysis of short stories written by the aforementioned authors. (1 unit)

Required texts : 1) Jorge Luis Borges, Ficciones (Madrid: Alianza, ISBN 9504001947); 2) Juan Rulfo, El llano en llamas (Madrid: Cátedra, ISBN 8437605121); 3) Julio Cortázar, Los relatos I: Ritos (Madrid: Alianza, ISBN 842061615X); 4) Gabriel García Márquez, Los funerales de la mamá grande (Buenos Aires: Sudamericana ISBN 9500700913); 5) Augusto Monterroso, Cuentos (Madrid: Alianza, ISBN 8420637378).