Middlebury

SPAN0335A-W12

Modernity in Lat Am Poetry

Modernity and its Discontents in Latin American Poetry
In this course we will read selected texts by modern Latin American poets from different times and regions. The aim of the course is to understand the tensions and paradoxes inherent to socioeconomic modernization as expressed in the aesthetics of José Martí, Rubén Darío, César Vallejo, Vicente Huidobro, among others. This course is organized around a series of close readings of poems, manifestoes, and essays. The student is expected to become familiar with linguistic and literary terminology and to apply these concepts in the readings of poems. There will be individual in-class oral presentations of poems, as well as outside-class assignments and cultural activities. This course counts as a prerequisite for SPAN 0350 courses and above. (SPAN 0220 or equivalent). 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
11240
Subject Code:
SPAN
Course Number:
0335
Section Identifier:
A

Course

SPAN 0335

All Sections in Winter 2012

Winter 2012

SPAN0335A-W12 Lecture (Pareja)