SPAN6781A-L20
Major LA Poets
Major Latin American Poets
Major Latin American Poets
This course will concentrate on five major Latin American poets of the 20th-C: Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina, 1899-1986), Vicente Huidobro (Chile, 1893-1948), César Vallejo (Peru, 1892-1938), Pablo Neruda (Chile, 1904-1973), and Octavio Paz (Mexico, 1914-1998). These poets have had remarkable impact on younger generations. Their work has become foundational in their respective countries and internationally (Neruda and Paz were awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature). Emphasis will be given to textual analysis of the poems and a review of the poetics of each of the authors. (1 unit).
Required Texts: All texts and readings will be available in electronic form.
This course will concentrate on five major Latin American poets of the 20th-C: Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina, 1899-1986), Vicente Huidobro (Chile, 1893-1948), César Vallejo (Peru, 1892-1938), Pablo Neruda (Chile, 1904-1973), and Octavio Paz (Mexico, 1914-1998). These poets have had remarkable impact on younger generations. Their work has become foundational in their respective countries and internationally (Neruda and Paz were awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature). Emphasis will be given to textual analysis of the poems and a review of the poetics of each of the authors. (1 unit).
Required Texts: All texts and readings will be available in electronic form.
- Term:
- Summer 2020 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Main
- Schedule:
- 3:30pm-4:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 2, 2020 to Aug 14, 2020)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Jacobo Sefami
- Subject:
- Spanish
- Department:
- Spanish (& Portuguese UG)
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Literature
- Levels:
- Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60560
- Subject Code:
- SPAN
- Course Number:
- 6781
- Section Identifier:
- A